Acer Aspire Asx1200 Service Guide

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Aspire ASX1200/3200 Tour
This section is a virtual tour of the ASX1200/3200 system’s interior and exterior components.
Front Panel   
ItemIconComponent
A HDD activity indicator
B Drive bay door
C Drive bay door eject button
Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive.
D Media card reader
E USB 2.0 ports
F Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
G Microphone-in jack
H CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
I IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
J Power/sleep button
A
C
D
E
F
G H IEJ
B 
						

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Rear Panel  
ItemIconComponent
A Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and network/modem card)
B Line-out jack
C Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack
DSPDIFS/PDIF port
E USB 2.0 ports
FESATAeSATA port
G CRT/LCD monitor port
HHDMIHDMI port
I PS2 keyboard port
J Power connector
K Voltage selector switch
L PS2 mouse port
M Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps)
N Rear speaker/surround out jack
O Keyhole
P Center speaker/subwoofer jack
Q Line-in jack
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J KL E M N O P
Q 
						

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Internal Components    
ItemComponent
A Expansion card
B Mainboard
C Optical drive
D Heat sink fan assembly
E Power supply
A
B
C
D
E 
						

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System LED Indicators
This section describes the different system LED indicators. 
LED indicator ColorLED statusDescription
Power  Green On The system has AC power and is powered on.
Green Blinking The system is in standby mode.
— Off System is not powered on.
HDD activity Green On HDD is installed and functioning correctly.
Green Blinking Ongoing HDD activity.
Green/
AmberFlashing HDD is rebuilding data.
Amber On HDD failure
LAN port 
network speed 
LED (left)Amber On GbE link network access
Green On 100 Mbps link network access
— Off 10 Mbps link network access 
LAN port 
network 
connection LED
(right)Green On Active network link
Blinking Ongoing network data activity
Off Off-line network 
						

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Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility    
BIOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the systems Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).  
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. 
TWhen changing the system configuration settings
TWhen redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts
TWhen modifying the power management configuration
TWhen changing the password or making other changes to the security setup
TWhen a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted (Run Setup 
message) to make changes to the BIOS setup 
NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system 
cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance.
BIOS setup loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM.  This 
memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be retained when power is 
turned off.  
Before you run the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, make sure that you have saved all open files.  The system 
reboots immediately after you close the Setup.  
NOTE: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility will be simply referred to as Setup or Setup utility in this guide. 
The screenshots used in this guide display default system values. These values may not be the same 
those found in your system.
System Utilities
Chapter  2 
						

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Entering BIOS 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 the Setup utility.
TLeft and Right arrow keys – Move between selections on the menu bar. 
TUp and Down arrow keys  – Move the cursor to the field you want. 
TPgUp and PgDn keys  – Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multiple page menu. 
THome – Move the cursor to the first page of a multiple page menu. 
TEnd – Move the cursor to the last page of a multiple page menu. 
T+ and - keys – Select a value for the currently selected field (only if it is user-configurable).  Press 
these keys repeatedly to display each possible entry, or the Enter key to choose from a pop-up 
menu.
NOTE: Grayed-out fields are not user-configurable.
TEnter key – Display a submenu screen.
NOTE: Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a (>).  
TEsc – If you press this key:
TOn one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.
TOn a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.
TWhen you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a 
selection.
TF1 – Display the BIOS setup General Help panel.
TF5 – Press to load previous default system values. 
TF6 – Press to load fail-safe default system values.
TF7 – Press to load optimized default system values.
TF10 – Save changes made the Setup and close the utility. 
						

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Setup Utility Menus
The tabs on the Setup menu bar correspond to the six primary BIOS Setup menus, namely: 
TProduct Information
TStandard CMOS Features
TAdvanced BIOS Features
TAdvanced Chipset Features
TIntegrated Peripherals
TPower Management Setup
TPnP/PCI Configurations
TPC Health Status
TLoad Default Settings
TSet Supervisor Password
TSet User Password
TSave & Exit Setup 
TExit Without Saving
In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and 
suggested settings. 
						

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Product Information
The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. These entries are for your 
reference only and are not user-configurable.     
						

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Standard CMOS Features   
ParameterDescriptionOption
Date Set the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.
Time Set the system time following the hour-minute-second format.
Halt On Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All, But Keyboard
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for the MS-DOS OS.
Extended Memory Total size of extended memory detected during POST
Total Memory Total size of system memory detected during POST 
						

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Advanced BIOS Features   
ParameterDescriptionOption
CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the CPU Virtualization and AMD K8 Cool and Quiet Control features. 
Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to select hard disk boot device priority. 
Virus Warning Specifies the virus warning feature for IDE hard disk boot sector protection. 
If enabled, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen or an alarm 
beep when someone attempts to write data into this area. Disabled
Enabled
CPU Internal Cache Enables or disables CPU internal cache. Enabled
Disabled
External Cache Enables or disables internal cache. Enabled
Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain test while booting. This will decrease the 
time needed to boot the system. Enabled
Disabled
First/Second/Third/Fourth  
Boot DeviceSpecifies the boot order from the available devices.  CDROM, Hard 
Disk, NVIDIA 
Boot Age, 
Floppy, 
ZIP, USB-FDD, 
USB-ZIP, USB-
CDROM, USB-
HDD, Legacy 
LAN, Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enables or disables floppy drive testing to determine whether they have 40 
to 80 tracks. Disabled
Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status Selects power on state for Num Lock. On
Off
Gate A20 Option When set to fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate 
A20. But when set to normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate 
A20. Fast
Normal
Typematic Rate Setting When enabled, you can manually adjust the settings using the two typematic 
controls (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If disabled, the BIOS 
will use the default setting.Disabled
Enabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Rate at which the keyboard will repeat the keystroke if you press it 
continuously.6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 
20, 24, 30
Typematic Delay (MSec) Delay, in Msec, before the keyboard automatically repeats the keystroke that 
you have pressed continuously.250, 500, 750, 
1000