Acer Aspire 1690 Service Guide

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DVD ROM
ItemSpecification
Model Name QSI, SDR-083
Diameter 12cm and 8cm 
Capacity 4.7 GB(mode 1, 12cm disk)
Transfer rate 11.08 MB/s max(read)
Access Time  DVDROM  120 (typical)  
Voltage DC +/- 5V +/-5%
Current 1.5 A (max)
Dimension 128.0x12.7x129.0 
Weight Aluminum  195 g 
Metal  235 g  
MTBF 120000 POH (10 % duty)
Temperature
Operation 5
oC 
Non-Operation -20
oC 
DVD/CD RW Combo
ItemSpecification
Model Name QSI, SBW-242
Diameter 12cm and 8cm 
Capacity CDROM  650 MB(mode 1, 12cm disk) 
DVDROM  4.7 GB(mode 1, 12cm disk) 
Transfer rate CDROM  3.6 MB/s max(read) 
DVDROM  11.08 MB/s max(read) 
WriteSpeed 3.6 MB/s (typical)  
Access Time  CDROM  150 (typical)  
DVDROM  150 (typical) 
Voltage DC +/- 5V +/-5%
Current 1.5 A (max)
Dimension 128.0x12.7x129.0 
Weight Aluminum  190 g 
Metal  235 g  
MTBF 60,000 POH (20 % duty)
Temperature
Operation 5
oC 
Non-Operation -20
oC  
						

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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, 
if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup.  Please also refer to Chapter 4
 Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press 
m during POST (when “Press  to enter Setup” message is prompted
 on the bottom of screen). 
The setup screen displays BIOS as follows:Navigating the BIOS Utility
During setup,all Fn function keys and power saving functions are disabled.
There are five menu options: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
TTo choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).
TTo choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).
TTo change the value of a parameter, press p or q.
TPress ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
TIn any menu, you can load default settings by pressing t. You can also press u to save any
                    changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for a 
 particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item 
Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values.   
FunctionItem
Information Display the system informations
Main Allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT 
system parameters
Advanced Provides advanced settings of the system
Security Provides security settings of the system
Boot Allows the user to specify the boot options
Exit Allows the user to save CMOS setting and exit Setup
System Utilities
Chapter  2 
						

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Information 
ParameterDescription
CPU Type
CPU Speed
HDD Model Name This item will show the Model name of HDD installed on Primary IDE 
master. The hard disk model name is automatically detected by the 
system. If there is no hard disk present or unknown type, “None” 
should be shown on this field
HDD Serial Number This item will show the Serial number of HDD installed on Primary IDE 
master. If no Hard disk or other devices are installed on Primary IDE 
master, then it will display a blank line
ATAPI Model Name This item will show the model name of DVD/CD-ROM drive installed on 
system. The DVD/CD-ROM model name is automatically detected by 
the system. If there is no DVD/CD-ROM model present or unknown 
type, “None” should be shown on this field
System BIOS Version This field reports the BIOS version of system
VGA BIOS Version This field reports the VGA version of the system
KBC Version
Serial Number This item will show the Serial number of system.
Asset Tag Number This item will show the Asset Tag number of the system.
Product Name This field will show product name.
Manufacturer Name This field will show manufacturer name.
UUID This will be visible only when there is an internal LAN device present. 
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
  .  Info.      Main       Advanced       Security       Boot       Exit 
 
  
CPU Type::  Intel (R) Pentium (R) M processor 1.73GHz    
CPU Speed:
System BIOS Ver:
 S3A11
 
VGA BIOS Ver:
 ATi 008.018M.039.000 
KBC Ver:
 1A20
 
Serial Numberxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Asset Tag Number:
 N/A
 
Product
 TravelMate 4600
 
Manufacturer Name:
 Acer
 
UUID:
 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
F1  Help        ↑↓ Select Item         F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit         ← →  Select Menu        Enter  Select   4Sub-Menu      F10 Save and Exit
 
HDD Model Name:
  
HDD Serial Number:
 TOSHIBA MK4025GAS
 
Y4C59830S
  1733 MHz
ATAPI Device:HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4080N 
						

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Main
This menu provides you the information of the system.
ParameterDescription
System Time / System 
Date The hours are displayed with 24 hours format. The values set in these two fields 
take effect immediately.
System Memory This field reports the memory size of system base memory.  The size is fixed to 
640KB. 
Extended Memory This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in the system. 
Extended Memory size = Total memory size - 1 MB 
Video Memory VGA Memory size = 128MB     
Quiet Boot Customer Logo display will be shown during POST when it is selected.
Power on displayAuto:  During power on process, the system will detect if any display 
device is connected on external video port.  If any external display device is 
connected, the power on display will be in CRT (or projector) only mode. 
Otherwise it will be in LCD only mode. 
Both:  Simultaneously enable both the integrated LCD screen and the system’s 
external video port (for an external CRT or projector). 
Network boot When this is selected, Boot from LAN feature is enabled. When this is not 
selected, Boot from LAN feature is then disabled.
F12 Boot Menu When this is selected, users can modify device boot priority by pressing F12 key 
during POST. When this is not selected, device boot priority will not be 
adjustable during POST.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
           Info.      
Main      Advanced       Security       Boot       Exit 
 
  
Item Specific Help 
System Time: [02:19:31] 
System Date: [04/21/2004] 
  
System Memory:  624 KB 
Extended Memory:  522240 KB 
Video Memory  128 MB 
  
Quiet Boot: [Enabled] 
Power on Display: [Auto ] 
Network Boot:  [Enabled] 
   F12 Boot Menu:
D2D Recovery :                [Enabled]
Processor Power Management:                [Enabled]   [Disabled]
 
  
, , or 
 selects field. 
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub -Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
Shows system base memory size
Shows extended memory size
VGA memory size 
						

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D2D Recovery Allow user to enable/disable the Disk-to-Disk recovery
Processor Power 
Management Selects the Processor Power Management desired:
Disabled= C states and GV1/GV3 are disabled
GV1/GV3 only= C states are disabled
C States Only= GV1/GV3 are disabled
Enabled= C States and GV1/GV3 are enabled
ParameterDescription 
						

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Advanced
The Advanced screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced
 settings of the system.
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
 parameter settings.
DescriptionOption
Serial port A Configure serial port A using options:
[Disabled]: No configuration
[Enabled]: User configuration
[Auto]: BIOS or OS chooses configuration
(OS Controlled) Displayed when controlled 
by OSDisabled
Enabled
Auto
Infrared Port  Configure serial port B using options:
[Disabled]: No configuration
[Enabled]: User configuration
[Auto]: BIOS or OS chooses configuration
(OS Controlled) Displayedd when controlled 
by OSDisabled
Enabled
Auto
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
          Info.        Main        Advanced      Security       Boot       Exit 
 
  
Item Specific Help 
  
 
  
  
Serial Port  A
 
  
 
Configure serial port A  
using options: 
 
  [Disable]
    No configuration
[Enabled]
    User configuration
[Auto]
    BIOS or OS chooses
    configuration 
 
 
    
 
 
  (OS Controlled)
    Displayed when controlled 
    by OS 
    
 
 
    
   
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub-Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
 
  
  Parallel port:
   Mode:[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[ECP]
Internal Touchpad:[Both] Infrared Port : 
						

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Parallel port Configure serial port B using options:
[Disabled]: No configuration
[Enabled]: User configuration
[Auto]: BIOS or OS chooses configuration
(OS Controlled) Displayedd when controlled 
by OSDisabled
Enabled
Auto
Mode Set the mode for the parallel port using 
options:
Output only Bi-directional 
EPP
ECPOutput only
Bi-directional
EPP
ECP
Internal TouchPad Configure touch pad 
[Both]: Enable both touch pad and PS/2 
mouse
[Auto]: If PS/2 mouse exist, disable touch 
padBoth
Auto
DescriptionOption 
						

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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from 
unauthorized use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and 
suggested  parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionOption
Supervisor Password Is N/A N/A
User Password Is N/A N/A
HDD Password Is N/A N/A
HDD Master ID N/A N/A
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the administrator 
password. When set, this password 
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from 
unauthorized access. 
[Set]: System password is set
[Clear]: System password is not setLength -- No more than 8 
characters
Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not 
case sensitive) Set User Password
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
           Info.       Main       Advanced        Boot 
 
Item Specific Help 
Supervisor Password Is: Clear 
User Password Is: Clear
HDD Password Is:
[Enter]Set Supervisor Password
  
Password on boot 
[Disabled]   
 
Supervisor Password 
controls accesses to the 
setup utility.  
  
  
  
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub-Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
Set User Passord[Enter]Clear
HDD Master ID:
43883467
Set HDD Password
[Enter]Exit
Security 
						

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Set Supervisor/User Password
If password on boot is required, the password must be set otherwise it cannot be enabled.
The formats of the password are as follows:
Length           No more than 8 characters
Characters    0-9,A-Z (not case sensitive) 
While these fields are highlighted and press “Enter”,  a window similar to the following is shown: 
If there is an old password then setup will prompt with the following window instead and a current password 
will be required to be entered at first: Set HDD Password When shown as [Locked], the hard drive 
password currently can not be changed 
or disabled.
To change or disable it, turn off the 
system and enter Setup immediately after 
turning it back on.
Press [Enter] to input change, or disable 
hard drive password.Enter
Password on boot Defines whether a password is required 
or not while the events defined in this 
group happened. The following sub-
options are all requires the Supervisor 
password for changes and should be 
grayed out if the user password was used 
to enter setup. 
Allows the user to specify whether or not 
a password is required to boot.  Disabled 
Enabled
ParameterDescriptionOption
     Set SupervisorPassword 
Enter New Password     [             ] 
Confirm New Password   [             ] 
Set Supervisor Password 
Enter current password   [             ] 
Enter New Password     [             ] 
Confirm New Password   [             ]  
						

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User can now type password in field “Enter New Password”, and re-enter password in field “Confirm New 
Password” for verification. 
If the verification is OK: 
The password setting is complete after user presses enter. 
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password: 
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match: 
Setup Notice 
Changes have been saved. 
[ continue] 
Setup Warning 
Invalid password 
Re-enter Password 
[ continue] 
Setup Warning 
Password do not match 
Re-enter Password