Acer imedia S3811 User manual

I

imedia S3811

Service Guide

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on imedia S3811 series guide.

Date Chapter Updated

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manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

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

distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or

consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

MESSAGES

Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE

Gives bits and pieces of additional

information related to the current

topic.

WARNING

Alerts your to any damage that might

result from doing or not doing specific

actions.

CAUTION

Gives precautionary measures to

avoid possible hardware or software

problem.

IMPORTANT

Reminds you to do specific actions

relevant to the accomplishment of

procedures.

V

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 FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases,

please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with

further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date

information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number

change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED

SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those

given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional

Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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Introducing the Motherboard.................................................................................1

Features...................................................................................................2

Mainboard Components........................................................................4

Block Diagram.........................................................................................5

imedia S3811 .........................................................................................6

I/O Port Introduction..............................................................................9

Hardware Specifications and Configurations......................................12

Using BIOS...............................................................................................................16

Setup Utility Menus..............................................................................17

Product Information.............................................................................19

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................20

Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................22

Advanced Chipset Features..................................................................26

Integrated Peripherals..........................................................................27

Power Management Setup..................................................................28

PC Health Status....................................................................................30

Frequency/Voltage Control..................................................................31

BIOS Security Features..........................................................................32

Machine Disassembly and Replacement................................................................34

General Information.............................................................................35

Standard Assembly Process..................................................................36

Standard Disassembly Process..............................................................50

Machine Disassembly and Replacement................................................................63

Power-On Self-Test (POST)...................................................................64

POST Error Messages List......................................................................68

Error Symptoms List..............................................................................70

Undetermined Problems......................................................................74

Jumper and Connector Information......................................................................75

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List.........................................................................89

Exploded Diagram................................................................................89

FRU List..................................................................................................93

1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the H57D02 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced

function motherboard designed to support the LGA1156 socket for 2nd Generation IntelR CoreTM

Family/PentiumR/CeleronR processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets.

This motherboard is based on IntelR H57 Chipset for best desktop platform solution. H57 is a single-chip,

highly integrated, high performance Hyper-Threading peripheral controller, unmatched by any other single

chip-device controller. This motherboard supports up to 16 GB of system memory with dual channel DDR3

1333/ 1066 SDRAM. Two PCI are supported, fully compliant with PCI rev 2.2 specification at 33MHz. High

resolution graphics via PCI Express x16 slot, intended for Graphics Interface, is fully compliant to the PCI

Express Base Specification revision 2.0. In addition, one PCI Express slot is supported. It implements an

EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) compliant interface that provides fourteen USB 2.0 ports (six

USB 2.0 ports at the back panel and four USB 2.0 headers support additional eight USB 2.0 ports).

The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse

and PS/2 keyboard connectors, one HDMI port, one D_sub (VGA) port, one Lan port, six USB 2.0 ports,

and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out. In addition, this motherboard supports two SATA

6Gb/s connectors .

Chapter1

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Features

Operating system

Windows®7 Home Premium x86/x64, Windows® 7 Home Basic x86, Windows®7 Starter x86

Processor

The motherboard uses an LGA1156 type of socket that carries the following

Features:

l Accommodates 2nd Generation IntelR CoreTM Family / PentiumR / CeleronR processors

l Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU

l One PCI Express x16 Gen2 port supporting up to 5 GB/s direction peak bandwidth

“Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors,

allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical” processors within the same physical

processor.

Chipset

The Intel H57 Express Chipset is a single-chip with proven reliability and performance.

l Support one PCI Express slot

l Integrated two SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller

l Fourteen USB 2.0 ports supported

l Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support

l Integrated Graphics Support with PAVP 1.5

l • Intel® High Definition Audio Controller

Memory

l Supports DDR3 1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM with Dual-channel architecture

l Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs

l Up to 4 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 16 GB

Onboard LAN

The onboard LAN provides the following features:

l Supports PCI ExpressTM 1.1

l Integrated 10/100 /1000 transceiver

l Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support

Audio

l 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec

l ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate

l Meets Microsoft WLP 3.10 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio requirements

l Direct Sound 3DTM compatible

Expansion Options

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

l One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface

l One PCI Express x1 slot

l Two SATA connectors

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Integrated I/O

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

l Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

l One VGA port

l One HDMI port

l Six USB ports

l One LAN port

l Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

BIOS Firmware

The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the

following:

l Power management

l Wake-up alarms

l CPU parameters

l CPU and memory timing

l Graphic parameters

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.

1. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without prior notice.

2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated

in the ambiance between 0 and 50 ° C.

Dimensions and weight

l 270 (H) x 296(D) x 175(W) mm (without bezel)

l 7.4Kg

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Mainboard Components

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard.

No Label Component

1 CPU Socket LGA1156

2

ATX12V 4-pin +12V power connector

3 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector

4 CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector

5 DIMM1~4 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots

6

ATX_POWER Standard 24-pin ATX power connector

7

USB1/2/4 Front panel USB headers

8

USB 3 Front panel CR headers

9

SATA1~2 Serial ATA connectors

10

GPIO1~2 GPIO header 1~2

11

BIOS_FLASH Reflash BIOS connectors

12

F_PANEL Front panel switch/LED header

13

BIOS_WP BIOS Write protection connectors

14

CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper

15

ME_Enable ME Enable/Disable header

16

SPDIF_OUT SPDIF out header

17

SPK Internal speaker header

18

F_AUDIO Front panel audio header

19

PCIE16X Express x1 slot

20

PCIEX 1X Express x1 slot

5

Block Diagram

6

imedia S3811

The computer’s front panel consists of the following：

Front view

No Icon Component Description

1

Microphone-in jack

Accepts input from external

microphones.

2

Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out port.

Connects to audio line-in devices

(e.g.,speakers,headphones).

3

SD/SDHC/MMC

SD Plus: Ultra II SD PLUS Memory

Card

SDHC: Secure Digital High Capacity

MMC Plus: MultiMediaCard PLUS

4 xD/MS/MS Pro

XD

MS: Memory Stick

MS Pro: Memory Stick PRO

5

USB ports.

Connects to USB 2.0 devices

(e.g.,USB mouse, USB camera).

7

Rear view

No Icon Component Description

1

PS/2 keyboard connector

2

HDMI HDMI Port

High Definition Multimedia Interface

3

USB 2.0 ports

Connects to USB 2.0 devices

(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

4

Microphone jack

Accepts input from external

microphones.

5

Line-out jack

Accepts audio line-in devices

(e.g.,audio CD player,)

6

PS/2 mouse connector

7

Network port

Lights to indicate the status of wireless

LAN communications.

8

Line-in jack

Accepts audio line-out devices

(e.g.,audio CD player,)

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Audio Jack Function Table

Color/Use Headphone 2CH 4CH 5.1CH

Blue Line-in Line-in Rear Speaker Rear Speaker

Green Headphone Front speaker Front speaker Front speaker

Pink Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in Center & bass

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I/O Port Introduction

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:

No Component Description

1 PS2 Mouse

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing

device.

2 HDMI Port Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI devices

3 USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

4 LAN Port

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your

computer to the Network.

5 Line-in / Line-out / Microphone

Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The

first jack is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is for

stereo line-out signal. The third jack is for microphone.

6 PS2Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

7 VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.

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System Peripherals

The imedia S3811 series computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse,

keyboard, card reader and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of the

basic system peripherals.

Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port

or USB port on the back panel of the system.

Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the back panel of the system.

Speakers

For systems bundled with speakers, before powering on the system, connect the speaker cable to the

audio out (external speaker) port on the back panel of the system.

For more detailed information about the speakers, please refer to the included operating instructions.

NOTE: speakers are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product.

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Card Reader (Option)

Memory cards are used in a wide selection of digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players and mobile phones.

Selected computers include an “all-in-one”memory card reader that allows you read and write the most

common types, such as SD (Secure Digital)™/ MMC (Multi Media Card™), CF (Compact Flash®), xD

(XD-PICTURE CARD), Micro SD and MS/MS Pro (Memory Stick®).

NOTE: Card reader are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product.

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item Specification

Type

LGA1156 socket for 2nd Generation IntelR CoreTM

Family/ PentiumR/CeleronR processors

Socket

socket LGA1156

Speed

Depends on CPU which is configured

FSB

Depends on CPU which is configured

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS code programmer AFUDOS

BIOS version P01-A0 (or newer version)

BIOS ROM type SPI ROM

BIOS ROM size 2MB

BIOS ROM package 32-pin DIP package(SST)

Support protocol

ACPI 2.0, APM 1.2, SMBIOS 2.3, WFM support,

ASD

Boot from CD-ROM feature Yes

Support to LS-120 FDD drive Yes

NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility.

BIOS Hotkey List

Item Specification Specification

DEL Enter BIOS Setup Utility

Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS

setup Utility.

F12 Enter Boot Menu

Press while the system is booting to enter Boot

Menu.

Main Board Major Chips

Item Specification

Chipset Intel H57

AGP controller Intel H57

Super I/O controller ITE8721CX

Audio controller Realtek ALC662-VC0

LAN controller Realtek 8111E

HDD controller Intel H57

Keyboard controller ITE8721CX

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System Memory

Item Specification

Memory slot number

4 slots

Support memory size per socket 1GB to 4GB

Support maximum memory size 16 GB

Support memory type DDR3 DRAM

Support memory interface DDR3 1066/1333

Support memory module package 240-pin DIMM

Support parity check feature Yes

Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature

ECC checking with double-bit detect and single-bit

correct

Memory module combinations

You can install memory modules in any

combination as long as they match the

specifications.

NOTE: Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory module.

Cache Memory

Item Specification

First-Level Cache Configurations

Cache function control Always enabled

Second-Level Cache Configurations

L2 Cache RAM size Up to 2MB per core (exclusive)

L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency

L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Video Interface

Item Specification

Video controller Intel H57

Video controller resident bus PCIE

Video Interface X16

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio controller Realtek

Audio controller Type ALC662-VC0

Audio Channel 5.1ch

Audio function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup

Mono or stereo 5.1 channel

Sampling rate DACs: 44.1k/48k/96k/192k Hz

MPU-401 UART support Yes

Microphone jack Supported

Headphone jack Supported

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IDE Interface

Item Specification

IDE controller Intel H57

Number of SATA connector 4

Support bootable CD-ROM Yes

USB Port

Item Specification

Universal HCI USB 2.0

USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode

USB Number support up to 12 ports

Power Management

Devices

S1

(Idle)

S3

(Suspend to

RAM)

S4

(Suspend to

DIsk)

S5

(Shut Down)

Power Button Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled

USB Keyboard Enabled Enabled Enabled N/A

LAN Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

RTC Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled

Modem (Ring) Disabled Disabled Disabled N/A

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