Acer Aspire Asx1200 Service Guide

Acer
Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on ASX1200/ ASX3200 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 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. 

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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 distributor,...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN 
MESSAGESDenotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTEGives additional information related to the current topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might result from doing 
or not doing specific actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of 
procedures. 

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Service Guide Coverage
This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION 
decided for Acers 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...

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System Tour  1
Features 1
Aspire ASX1200/3200 Tour  3
Front Panel     3
Rear Panel    4
Internal Components      5
System LED Indicators  6
System Utilities  7
Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility     7
Entering BIOS setup     8
Navigating Through the Setup Utility  8
Setup Utility Menus  9
System Disassembly  31
Disassembly Requirements  31
Pre-disassembly Procedure   32
Main Unit Disassembly  33
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart  33
Removing the Side Panel  34
Removing the Font Bezel  35
Removing the...

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Chapter 11
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 server 
depends on the model purchased. 
Processor 
TAMD Athlon LE-1600/1620/1640 processor
TAMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core BE-2300/2350/2400 or 4200+/4400+/4800+/5000+/5200+/5600+ processor
TAMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core 8400/8450/8600/8650 processor
TAMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core 9100e/9150e/9500/9550/9600/9650 processor
TAMD Sempron...

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tminiSD Card
tHeadphone/speaker-out/line-out jack
tMicrophone-in jack
tCFI/II (CompactFlash Type i/II) slot
tIEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
TRear
tPS/2 keyboard port
tPS/2 mouse port
tLine-out jack
tMicrophone/speaker-out/line-in jack
tRear speaker/surround out jack
tCenter speaker/subwoofer jack
tLine-in jack
tS/PDIF port 
tFour USB 2.0 ports
teSATA port
tCRT/LCD monitor port
tHDMI port
tGigabit LAN ports
tVGA/monitor port
tTwo USB 2.0 ports
tTwo Ethernet LAN ports (RJ-45)  
Operating system and...