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  • Page 1 Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PART NO.: PRINTED IN TAIWAN...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Veriton 3500/5500/7500 service guide. Date Chapter Updates...
  • Page 3 Copyright Copyright © 2002 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.
  • Page 4 Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Screen messages NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
  • Page 5 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.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Front Panel-Veriron 5500/5500G ........8 Rear Panel-Veriton 5500/5500G ........10 Front Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G .
  • Page 8 Veriton 5500/ 5500G Disassembly Procedure Flowchart ....85 Disassembling the Veriton 5500/ 5500G ......86 Open the Housing Cover .
  • Page 9 Veriton 3500/ 3500G Exploded Diagram ......129 Veriton 5500/ 5500G Exploded Diagram ......135 Veriton 7500/ 7500G Exploded Diagram .

  • Page 10: System Specifications

    System Specifications Overview The Veriton 3500, 5500, 7500 supports Intel 2 processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI bus. The Veriton 3500G, 5500G, 7500G supports Intel Array 2 processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI/ AGPbus. Chapter 1 ®...

  • Page 11: Features

    Features Performance Intel Pentium® IV processor with Intel NetBurst™ micro-architecture and integrated 256KB/ 512KB embedded L2 cache memory in Flip Chip 2 (FC)-mPGA 478 socket form factor, with supporting CPU clock up to 2.4GHz+. System Front Side bus speed:400/533 MHz for Brookdale G and 400MHz for Brookdale GL. Supports 2 DIMM sockets up to 2GB using DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM DIMM modules.
  • Page 12 High-speed 56K V9.0 fax/data/voice PCI modem (optional) One RJ45 connector supports IEEE 802.3./802.3u 10Base-T/100Base-TX-compatible network with remote wake-up function (WfM 2.0 Complaint) Expansion 3 PCI slots + 2 DIMM slots+ 1 AGP slot (no AGP slot for Veriton 3500, 5500 and 7500) Upgradeable memory and hard disk Human-centric design and ergonomics Mini-tower form factor...

  • Page 13: Front Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G

    Front Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G The computer’s front panel consists of the following: Label Icon Floppy drive light-emitting diode (LED 3.5-inch floppy drive Floppy drive eject button CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW Headphone/Earphone port Volume control tune CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW LED CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW tray CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW emergency eject hole Stop/Eject button USB ports Microphone-in port (front)* Headphone-out port...
  • Page 14 Label Icon LAN Activity LED Power LED Power button NOTE: *The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you cannot use both of them at the same time. The default setting for your system enables the microphone-in port in front and disables the one at the back.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G

    Rear Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G Label Icon Color Description Power supply Voltage selector switch Keyhol PS/2 mouse port Green Power Jack (for external speakers) Teal or Turquoise Serial port Parallel/Printer port Burgundy Blue CRT/LCD monitor port* Network port White Black Modem line and Telephone port Power cord socket Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 16 Label Icon NOTE: * The CRT monitor port is automatically disabled when an add-on AGP VGA card is installed into the system. Connect the monitor to the VGA port instead. (Available for S88M/ G) NOTE: ** The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at the same time.

  • Page 17: Front Panel-Veriron 5500/5500G

    Front Panel-Veriron 5500/5500G The computer’s front panel consists of the following: Label Icon Hard disk drive activity light-emitting diode (LED) LAN activity LED Power LED Power button CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Headphone/Earphone port Floppy drive light-emitting diode (LED) 3.5-inch floppy disk drive Floppy drive eject button CD-ROM/DVD-ROM tray Stop/Eject button CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW emergency eject hole...
  • Page 18 Label Icon Headphone/ earphone port Microphone-in port (front)* USB ports USB ports NOTE: * The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at the same time. The default setting for your system enables the microphone-in port in front and disables the one at the back.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel-Veriton 5500/5500G

    Rear Panel-Veriton 5500/5500G Label Icon Color escription Voltage selector switch Green PS/2 mouse port Power jack (for external speakers) Teal or Turquoise Serial port Burgundy Parallel/printer port Blue monitor port* White Network port Keyhol Black Modem line port Expansion slots...
  • Page 20 Label Icon NOTE: * The CRT monitor port is automatically disabled when an add-on AGP VGA card is installed into the system. Connect the monitor to the VGA port instead. (Available for S88M/ G) NOTE: ** The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at the same time.

  • Page 21: Front Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G

    Front Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G The computer’s front panel consists of the following: Label Icon CD-ROM/DVD-ROM tray Stop/Eject Butto Skip/Forward Button Hard disk drive activity light-emitting diode (LED) LAN activity LE Power LED Power button CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW LED Description Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 22 Label Icon Volume Control Tuner Headphone/earphone port 5.25-inch drive bays 3.5-inch floppy disk drive Floppy drive LED Floppy drive eject button Speaker-out/Line-out port Microphone-in port (front)* USB ports NOTE: * The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at the same time.

  • Page 23: Rear Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G

    Rear Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G Label Icon Color Description Voltage Selector Switch Power cord socket Burgundy Parallel/printer port White Network port Power jack (for external speakers) Power supply Green PS/2 mouse port Purple PS/2 keyboard port Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 24 Label Icon NOTE: * The CRT monitor port is automatically disabled when an add-on AGP VGA card is installed into the system. Connect the monitor to the VGA port instead. (Available for S88M/ G) NOTE: * *The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at the same time.

  • Page 25: System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500)

    System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500) 6 USB 2.0 6 USB 2.0 ports ports 2 ATA 100 IDE 2 ATA 100 IDE Channels Channels LAN Connect LAN Connect AC97’ Audio AC97’ Audio CODEC CODEC Willamette/ Willamette/ Northwood Northwood Processor Processor Scaleable Bus Scaleable Bus...

  • Page 26: System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500G/ 5500G/ 7500G)

    System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500G/ 5500G/ 7500G) 4X/ 2X 4X/ 2X 1.5V signal 1.5V signal 6 USB 2.0 6 USB 2.0 ports ports 2 ATA 100 IDE 2 ATA 100 IDE Channels Channels LAN Connect LAN Connect AC97’ Audio AC97’ Audio CODEC CODEC Chapter 1...

  • Page 27: Main Board Layout (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500) (S88M/ Gl)

    Main Board Layout (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500) (S88M/ GL) Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 28 Main Board Layout (Veriton 3500G/5500G/7500G) (S88M/ G) Chapter 1...

  • Page 29: Keyboard (3500/ 3500G, 5500/ 5500G, 7500/ 7500G)

    Label Component Game Port FDD Connector IDE 2 Connector IDE 1 Connector Battery Serial IRQ Power LED Power Button Audio FPIO Connector LAN Activity LED 1-2: Normal* 2-3: Clear CMOS HDD LED Connector Intrusion Connector Suspend Power LED Intel ICH4 Chipset Front USB Connector Intel 845GL/G** PCI Slot 1...
  • Page 30 Keyboard (3500/ 3500G, 5500/ 5500G, 7500/ 7500G) The keyboard has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, and twelve function keys. Icon Component Function keys Caps lock Windows logo key Application key Cursor keys Palm rest Num Lock Key Scroll Lock Key Chapter 1 Description...
  • Page 31 Icon Component Volume control/Mute knob Multimedia keys Internet/Suspend keys Programmable keys Description Controls the speaker volume. Turn it clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the volume. Press it to toggle between mute and sound. Allow you to do the following: • Play/Pause button track or video file.

  • Page 32: Hardware Specifications And Configurations

    Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Type Slot Speed Minimum operating speed Voltage BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature Yes NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded using the FLASH utility (AWDFLASH.EXE).
  • Page 33 This section has two table lists, system memory specification and the possible combinations of memory module. System Memory Item Memory socket numbe Support memory size per socket Support maximum memory size Support memory type Support memory speed Support memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to Error Correction Code (ECC...
  • Page 34 Cache Memory Item First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Second-Level Cache Configurations: Below information is only applicable to system with installed Pentium 4 processor. L2 Cache RAM size L2 Cache RAM speed L2 Cache function control Video Interface Item Video controller resident bus Video interface support NOTE: S88M/ GL for Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500 doesn’t have AGP VGA slot.
  • Page 35 Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller resident bus Audio function control Mono or stere Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Package Line-in/Line-out/speaker-out IDE Interface Item IDE controller IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Floppy disk drive Interface...
  • Page 36 Floppy disk drive Interface MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) Floppy disk drive controller Floppy disk drive controller resident bus Support FDD format Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Capacit Bytes per sector Average seek time (ms) Data Heads Drive Format Disks Spindle speed (RPM...
  • Page 37 DVD-ROM Interface Item Power Requirement Voltage tolerance Standby (Sleep) Avtiv CD-R/W Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Transfer rate (KB/sec) Average access time Data Buffer Capacity Interface Applicable disc format loading mechanism Power Requirement Voltage tolerance Standby (Sleep) Avtiv Parallel Port Item Parallel port controller Parallel port controller resident bus...
  • Page 38 Serial Port Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Modem Item Fax modem data baud rate (bps) Data modem data baud rate (bps) Voice modem Modem connector type Full duplex USB Port Items Universal UHCI Universal EHCI...
  • Page 39 Memory Address Map Address 000000 - 07FFFF 080000 - 09FFFF 0A0000 - 0BFFFF 0C0000 - 0C7FFF 0C8000 - 0DFFFF 0E0000 - 0EFFFF 0F0000 - 0FFFFF 100000 - UPPER LIMIT UPPER LIMIT - 4GBytes Note : UPPER LIMIT means the maximum size of installed memory. The Main Memory Maximum size are 768M Bytes.
  • Page 40 I/O Address Map Hex Range 000-00F 020-021 040-043 060-060 061-061 070-071 081-08F 0A0-0A1 0C0-0DF 0F0-0FF 170-177 1F0-1F7 278-27F 2F8-2FF 378-37F 3F0-3F5 3F6-3F6 3F7-3F7 3F8-3FF 0CF8 0CFC 778-77A IRQx Assignment Map IRQx IRQ0 Timer IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Cascade Interrupt Control IRQ3 Serial Alternate IRQ4 Serial Primary...
  • Page 41 DRQx Assignment Map DRQx DRQ0 DRQ1 DRQ2 DRQ3 DRQ4 DRQ5 DRQ6 DRQ7 NOTE: N - Not to be used. Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge Super I/O controller Audio Codec LAN controlle HDD controller Keyboard controller Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating...
  • Page 42 Mechanical Specifications Item Dimensions Weight One 3.5 FDD and one 3.5 HDD (without packing Switching Power Supply A-1 Input frequency Normal Frequenc 50Hz 60Hz A-2 Input voltage Nominal Voltage 100 - 120 VRMS 200 - 240 VRMS A-3 Input current Input Current (This is 145W power supply) This “4A”...

  • Page 43: Power Management Functions

    Power Management Functions Device Standby Mode Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices (0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute). 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: 3-5 sec.

  • Page 44: System Utilities

    Chapter 2 System Utilities Most systems are already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. There is no need to run Setup when starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM.

  • Page 45: Entering Setup

    Entering Setup To enter Setup, press the key NOTE: You must press The Setup Utility main menu then appears: The above screen is the BIOS Utility Basic Level screen. It allows you to view and change only the basic configuration of your system. The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to move within a screen and from one screen to another.

  • Page 46: Product Information

    Product Information The screen below appears if you select Product Information from the main menu: The Product Information menu contains general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. These information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support).

  • Page 47: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features Select “Standard CMOS Features” from the main menu to configure the drives installed in your system. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu: The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter Date Lets you set the date following the weekday-month-day- year format Time Lets you set the time following the hour-minute-second...
  • Page 48 Parameter Drive A Allows you to configure your floppy drive A. Drive B Allows you to configure your floppy drive B. Video This item specifies the type of video card in use. The default setting is VGA/EGA. Since current PCs use VGA only, this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in the future.

  • Page 49: Ide Primary Master/Slave And Ide Secondary Master/Slave Setup

    IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave Setup The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE drive parameters: The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter IDE HDD Auto- Auto-detects your hard disk drive. Detection IDE Primary Master Displays the device type...

  • Page 50: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features. The following table describes each Advanced BIOS Features parameter. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test Silent Boot Configuration Table Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device...
  • Page 51 Parameter Boot Other Device Security Option Description This parameter allows you to specify the syste boot up search sequence. The Setup option limits access only to BIOS setup. To disable the security option, select Password Setting from the main menu, don’t type anything and just press The System option limits access to both the System boot and BIOS setup.

  • Page 52: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features The following screen shows the Advanced Chipset Features. The following table describes each Advanced Chipset Features parameter. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter Memory Hole at 15M-16 AGP Aperture Size (MB) Chapter 2 Description This option lets you reserve system memory area for special ISA cards.

  • Page 53: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals The following table describes each Integrated Peripherals parameter. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Description These parameters let you enable or disable the IDE devices connected to the primary and secondary IDE connectors.
  • Page 54 Parameter IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA USB controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN Controller Init Display First...
  • Page 55 Parameter Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ Description This item allows you to assign an address and interrupt for the board serial port. This item controls the onboard parallel port address an interrupt.

  • Page 56: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup The Power Management menu lets you configure the system power-management feature. It works only in APM mode. IMPORTANT:If an ACPI-aware operating system such as Windows 98 or Windows 2000 is installed in ACPI mode, the operating system will use the ACPI interfaces. Then the settings in Power Management page is non-effective.
  • Page 57 The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management (Function Enabled in APM Mode) Suspend Mode (Function Enabled in APM Mode) HDD Power Down (Function Enabled in APM Mode) Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN (Function Enabled in ACPI and APM Mode) PWRON After PWR-Fail...
  • Page 58 Parameter Resume by Alarm (Function Enabled in ACPI and APM Mode) NOTE: In ACPI mode: Valid-S5 and S4. In APM mode: Valid- shutdown Power Management Mode Table Mode Max Saving 1 hou Min Saving 1 min Chapter 2 Description Use this option to set the date and time for you computer to boot up.

  • Page 59: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations The table below describes each PnP/PCI configuration parameter. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter Reset Configuration Dat Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources IRQ 3 (COM2) IRQ 4 (COM1) IRQ 5 (Network/Sound or Others IRQ 7 (Printer or Others) IRQ 9 (Video or Others) IRQ 10 (SCSI or Others) IRQ 11 (SCSI or Others)
  • Page 60 Parameter PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Chapter 2 Description This parameter permits you to use the palette snooping feature if you installed more than one VGA card in the system. The PVI/VGA palette snoop function allows the control palette register (CPR) to manage and update the VGA RAMDAC (Digital Analog Converter, a color data storage) of each VGA card installed in the system.

  • Page 61: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Parameter CPU Shutdown Temperature (Function Enabled in ACPI Mode) CPU Warning Temperature(Function Enabled in ACPI Mode System Shutdown Temperature(Function Enabled in ACPI Mode Description When the temperature of the CPU reaches th default value, the system will shut down by initiating beep sounds.
  • Page 62 Parameter System Warning Temperature(Function Enabled in ACPI Mode Chapter 2 Description When the temperature of the system reaches the default value, the system will give warning by initiating beep sounds. Options 55 degree C/ 131 degree F 25degree C/ 77 degree F 35 degree C/ 95 degree F 45 degree C/ 113 degree F Disabled...

  • Page 63: Frequency Control

    Frequency Control The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter Processor Processor Spee Description Indicates the type of processor installed in your computer. Indicates the processor speed. Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 64: System Security

    System Security The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data. Supervisor Password To set a password: At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. When you type the characters, they appear as asterisks on the password screen box.
  • Page 65 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 66: User Password

    User Password IMPORTANT:To show the “Set User Password”: 1. Choose “Set Superviser Password” and press 2. Type the password and then press 3. Confirm the password, and then press 4. The screen as below with “Set User Password” enabled will be shown. To set a password: At the prompt, type your password.

  • Page 67: Bypassing The Password

    Bypassing the Password If you forgot your password, you can bypass the password security feature thru hardware configuration. RTC Battery Follow these steps to bypass the password: Turn off and unplug the system. Open the system housing. Take off battery and short it. Place on RTC battery, reboot the system and enter setup menu, to load default setting.

  • Page 68: Load Default Settings

    Load Default Settings You need to reload the BIOS default settings every time you make changes to your system hardware configuration (such as memory size, CPU type, hard disk type, etc.); otherwise, BIOS will keep the previous CMOS settings. Selecting this option displays the following dialog box: Choosing Yes enables BIOS to automatically detect the hardware changes that you have made in your system.

  • Page 69: Exiting Setup

    Exiting Setup To exit the BIOS utility, simply press Select Yes to exit Setup. Select No to return to the main menu. If you have made changes in the parameter settings, you will be asked if you want to keep the changes made to the BIOS.

  • Page 70: Advanced Options

    Advanced Options NOTE: The Advanced Options menu is available only when you press The “Advanced Options” menu allows you to configure the system memory and PCI device settings. The following screen shows the Advanced Options parameter: CAUTION: Do not change any settings in the Advanced Options menu if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system.

  • Page 71: Advanced Bios Features

    Parameter System BIOS ID BIOS release date Advanced BIOS Features Selecting “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Advanced Options menu displays the following screen: The following table describes the parameters found in the sub- menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

  • Page 72: Advanced Chipset Features

    Parameter CPU L1 & L2 Cache CPU L1 & L2 cache enabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives, choose enabled to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice versa. Boot Up Floppy Seek If the item is enabled, BIOS will test floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks.

  • Page 73: Integrated Peripherals

    Parameter DRAM Timing Selectable CAS Latency Time Active to Precharge Delay DRAM RAS #to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge Memory Frequency fo System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Memory Hole at 15M-16 Delayed Transaction Delay Prior to Thermal AGP Aperture Size (MB) On-Chip Video Window size On-Chip Frame Buffer size...

  • Page 74: Power Management Setup

    The following table describes the parameters found in the sub-menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter UART Mode Select Selects the UART as Serial Port (Normal) or IRDA or ASKIR. UR2 Duplex Mode Selects the speed of UR2 Duplex Mode. TxD, RxD Polarity Active Selects the speed of TxD, RxD Polarity Active.
  • Page 75 The following table describes the parameters found in the sub-menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 76: Frequency Control

    Parameter ACPI Functiont ACPI power management ACPI Suspend Type Selects the ACPI Suspend Type as S1&S3, S3 (STR, Suspend to RAM) or S1 (POS, Power On Suspend Video Off Method Turn off the video by DPMS or Blank Screen or V/H SYNC + Blank Screen Video Off In Suspend Turn off the video when entering the Suspend mode.
  • Page 77 The following table describes the parameters found in the sub-menu. Parameter CPU Clock Ratio Core Clock Frequency to System Bus Ratio (RO) Auto Detect PCI CLK Detect PCI card. If the default is set to Disabled, then the PCI slot clock will be turned off and vice versa.

  • Page 78: Machine Disassembly And Replacement

    Machine Disassembly and Replacement This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500 and the Veriton 3500G/ 5500G/ 7500G desktop computer for maintenance and troubleshooting. To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools: Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Flat-bladed screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Hexagonal screwdriver...

  • Page 79: General Information

    General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following: Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system. Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 80: Veriton 3500/ 3500G Disassembly Flow Chart

    Veriton 3500/ 3500G Disassembly Flow Chart Power Supply EMI Audio Cover DIMM USB/Audio D V D - R O M Board Module Intrusion Alarm Cable Module USB/Audio USB Cable Board NOTE: There is no AGP VGA slot for Veriton 3500. Chapter 3 Main Unit Housing Cover...

  • Page 81: Disassembling The Veriton 3500/ 3500G

    Disassembling the Veriton 3500/ 3500G Opening the Housing This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional components inside the system unit. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it.

  • Page 82: Removing The Front Panel

    Removing the Front Panel See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 Remove the four screws as shown here. Detach the front bezel from the front panel gently in the way as shown here. Removing the AGP VGA Card See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 Remove the screw as shown here and then remove the AGP VGA card from the slot.

  • Page 83: Removing The Lan Card

    Removing the LAN Card See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 Remove the screw as shown below and then remove the modem card from the slot. Removing the EMI Audio Cover See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 Press and then remove the EMI audio cover from the lower case.
  • Page 84 Disconnect the intrusion alarm cable from the main board and then pull the FDD and DVD frame from the lower case Remove the floppy disk drive cable and optical drive IDE cable from the main board. Remove the four screws as shown here then detach the DVD-ROM drive from the frame. Remove the four screws as shown here then detach the floppy disk drive from the frame.

  • Page 85: Removing The Intrusion Alarm Cable Module

    Removing the Intrusion Alarm Cable Module See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 See “Removing the FDD and DVD Frame” on page 75 Disconnect the cable from the main board , use the flat screwdriver to release the latches and then detach the intrusion alarm cable module from the FDD and DVD frame.

  • Page 86: Removing And Installing The Rtc Battery

    Removing and Installing the RTC Battery See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 Press the latch to release the RTC battery, lift up the RTC battery. To install the RTC battery, put it back and press it into the correct position to secure it well.Press the latch to release the RTC battery, lift up the RTC battery.

  • Page 87: Removing The Usb/ Audio Board

    Removing the USB/ Audio Board See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 See “Removing the FDD and DVD Frame” on page 75 See “Removing the LAN Card” on page 75 Disconnect the memory stick cable and USB cable from the main board. Disconnect the memory stick cable and USB cable from the USB/ audio board.

  • Page 88: Removing The Hard Disk Drive

    Removing the Hard Disk Drive See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 See “Removing the FDD and DVD Frame” on page 75 Disconnect the hard disk drive IDE from the main board. Detach the hard disk drive power connector and hard disk drive IDE cable from the hard disk drive.

  • Page 89: Removing The Led Activity Indicators

    Removing the LED Activity Indicators See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73. See “Removing the FDD and DVD Frame” on page 75” See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive” on page 80 Disconnect the power LED, hard disk drive activity LED and network activity cables from the main board. Detach the network activity cable, power LED and hard disk drive activity LED cables from the housing.

  • Page 90: Removing The Power Supply

    Removing the Power Supply See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73. Disconnect the FDD power connector from the FDD drive and the DVD-ROM power connector from the DVD-ROM drive. Remove the hard disk drive power connector from the hard disk drive. Disconnect the main power connector and 12 Volt.

  • Page 91: Removing And Installing The Processor

    Remove the CPU fan sink from the main board and then put the levers back to their original positions. WARNING:The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is On. Never touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands. Removing and Installing the Processor See “Removing the Housing Cover”...

  • Page 92: Removing The System Main Board

    Removing the System Main board See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 73 See “Removing the FDD and DVD Frame” on page 75 See “Removing the AGP VGA Card” on page 74 See “Removing the LAN Card” on page 75 Before you remove the system main board, make sure that all cables connected to the main board are removed.

  • Page 93: Veriton 5500/ 5500G Disassembly Procedure Flowchart

    D I M M C P U H D D F D D NOTE: There is no AGP slot for Veriton 5500. Main Unit Housing Cover A G P V G A M o d e m C a r d...

  • Page 94: Disassembling The Veriton 5500/ 5500G

    Disassembling the Veriton 5500/ 5500G Open the Housing Cover This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional components inside the system unit. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it.

  • Page 95: Removing The Empty Cover

    Removing the Empty Cover See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 86 Release the latches as shown here and then detach the empty cover from the front panel Removing a Dummy Link Bar See “Removing the Housing Cover”...

  • Page 96: Removing The Agp Vga Card

    Gently pull out the AGP card to remove it from the AGP slot NOTE: There is no AGP slot for Veriton 5500. NOTE: When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the PCI or AGP devices.

  • Page 97: Removing A Dimm

    Disconnect the USB cable and memory stick cable from the USB/ Audio board consecutively. Removing a DIMM See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar” on page 87 Press the levers on both sides of the DIMM socket outward to release the DIMM, and then gently pull the DIMM out to remove it.

  • Page 98: Removing The Cpu Fan Sink

    Removing the CPU Fan Sink See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar” on page 87 Detach the fan/heatsink cable connector and release the two CPU fan sink levers from the CPU fan sink socket carefully, and then lift the fan/heatsink from the processor.

  • Page 99: Removing And Installing The Processor

    Removing and Installing the Processor See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar” on page 87 See “Removing the CPU Fan Sink” on page 90 Pull the socket lever up to release the processor pins from the socket holes an pull out the processor from the socket..

  • Page 100: Removing The Hard Diskette Drive And Floppy Diskette Drive

    Removing the Hard Diskette Drive and Floppy Diskette Drive See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar” on page 87 See “Removing a Link Bar” on page 87 Turn the link bar over, and then detach the hard disk drive power connector and hard disk drive IDE cable from the hard disk drive Detach the floppy disk drive power connector and floppy disk drive cable from the floppy disk drive.

  • Page 101: Removing The Cd-Rw & Dvd-Rom Drive

    Remove the four screws as shown here and then detach the floppy disk drive module from the link bar Removing the CD-RW & DVD-ROM Drive See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86. See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar”...
  • Page 102 Remove the two screws that hold the DVD-RW driver to the bracket frame. Disconnect the DVD-ROM power cable, DVD-ROM IDE cable, and audio cable from the DVD-ROM drive, and pull out the DVD-ROM drive. 10. Detach the CD-ROM module and DVD-ROM module from the housing. Chapter 3...

  • Page 103: Removing The Power Supply

    Removing the Power Supply See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar” on page 87 See “Removing a Link Bar” on page 87 Disconnect the FDD power connector from the FDD drive and the HDD power connector from the HDD.. Disconnect the CD-RW power connector from CD-RW drive and DVD-ROM power connector from DVD- ROM drive.

  • Page 104: Removing Power Switch Cable

    Disconnect the power LED, hard disk drive activity LED and network activity cables from the main board. Removing Power Switch Cable See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 86 Remove the power switch cable from the main board and release the latches by using a flat screwdriver. Press the power switch cable and then detach it from the housing Chapter 3...

  • Page 105: Removing The System Main Board

    Removing the System Main Board See “Removing the Housing Cover” on page 86 See “Removing a Dummy Link Bar” on page 87 See “Removing the AGP VGA Card” on page 88 See “Removing the Modem Card” on page 88 Before you remove the system main board, make sure that all cables connected to the main board are removed.

  • Page 106: Veriton 7500/ 7500G Disassembly Procedure Flowchart

    Veriton 7500/ 7500G Disassembly Procedure Flowchart The flowchart on the succeeding page gives you a graphical representation on the entire disassembly sequence and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing. FDD Module RTC Battery HDD Module Power Supply Intrusion Alarm Cable...

  • Page 107: Disassembling The Veriton 7500/ 7500G

    Disassembling the Veriton 7500/ 7500G Opening the Housing This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional components inside the system unit. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it.

  • Page 108: Removing The Modem Card

    Removing the Modem Card See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) Remove the screw on the bracket of the modem card. Set the screw aside, you will need it when reinserting the modem card Removing the AGP VGA Card See “Removing the Housing”...

  • Page 109: Removing The Usb/ Audio Board

    Removing the USB/ Audio Board See “Removing the Housing” on page 99 See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 99 See “Removing the Modem Card” on page 100 Disconnect the memory stick cable and USB cable from the main board Disconnect the memory stick cable and the USB cable from the audio board.

  • Page 110: Removing The Dvd-Rom And Cd-Rw Drive

    Removing the DVD-ROM and CD-RW Drive See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. See “Removing the Front Panel” on page 99 Disconnect the optical drive IDE cable and audio cable from the main board.. Remove the four screws holding the CD-RW drive to the housing Disconnect the CD-RW power cable, CD-RW IDE cable, and audio cable from the CD-RW, then remove the CD-ROM drive from the housing.

  • Page 111: Removing The Floppy Disk Drive

    Remove the four screws holding DVD-ROM to the housing Disconnect the DVD-ROM power cable, DVD-ROM IDE cable, and audio cable from the DVD-ROM, then remove the DVD-ROM drive from the housing Removing the Floppy Disk Drive See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) Disconnect the floppy disk drive cable from the main board and then remove the four screws holding the diskette drive.

  • Page 112: Removing The Hard Disk Drive

    Disconnect the floppy disk drive cable and the floppy disk drive power connector, then remove the diskette drive from the housing Removing the Hard Disk Drive See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) Disconnect the hard disk drive IDE cable from the main board and then remove the four screws that hold the hard disk drive to the disk frame.

  • Page 113: Removing A Dimm

    Removing a DIMM See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) Press the levers on both sides of the DIMM socket outward to release the DIMM, and then gently pull the DIMM out to remove it Removing the CPU Fan Sink See “Removing the Housing”...

  • Page 114: Removing And Installing The Processor

    Removing and Installing the Processor See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) See “Removing the CPU Fan Sink” on page 105. Pull the socket lever up to release the processor pins from the socket holes an pull out the processor from the socket..

  • Page 115: Removing The Power Supply

    Removing the Power Supply See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) Disconnect the FDD power connector from the FDD drive and the HDD power connector from the HDD. Disconnect the CD-RW power connector from the CD-RW drive and DVD-ROM power connector from the DVD-ROM drive.

  • Page 116: Removing The Main Board

    Removing the Main Board See “Removing the Housing” on page 99. (Remove the left panel only) Put the housing to lying position with the open area facing upward. See “Removing the AGP VGA Card” on page 100 See “Removing the Modem Card” on page 100 Before you remove the system main board, make sure that all cables connected to the main board are removed.
  • Page 117 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 118: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the Veriton 3500/5500/7500, and the Veriton 3500G/ 5500G/7500G Power-On Self-Test (POST) Index of Error Message Index of Error Symptoms Undetermined Problems Chapter 4 Chapter 4...

  • Page 119: Power-On Self-Test (Post)

    Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, the Power-on Self Test (POST) is initiated. Several items are tested during POST, but is for the most part transparent to the user. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is a BIOS procedure that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the operation of the power-on password option.
  • Page 120 Checkpoin Reserved 1. Blank out screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag Reserved 1. Clear 8042 interfac 2. Initialize 8042 self-test 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. Reserved 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2.
  • Page 121 Checkpoin 1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute. 2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead. 3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.
  • Page 122 Checkpoin Test 8259 functionality Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. 2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU. 2.
  • Page 123 Checkpoin Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cach Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup& Auto-configuration table. Reserved 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”...
  • Page 124 Checkpoin 1. USB final Initialization 2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure 3. Switch screen back to text mode. 4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory. 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs. 6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7. Initialize APM 8.

  • Page 125: Post Error Messages List

    POST Error Messages List If you cannot run the diagnostics program tests but did receive a POST error message, use “POST Error Messages List” to diagnose system problems. If you did not receive any error message, look for a description of your error symptoms in “Error Symptoms List”...
  • Page 126 BIOS Messages Memory Test: Memory test fail Override enabled - Defaults loaded Press TAB to show POST screen Primary master hard disk fail Primary slave hard disk fail Secondary master hard disk fail Secondary slave hard disk fail Chapter 4 Action/FRU This message displays during a full memory test, counting down the memory areas being tested.

  • Page 127: Error Symptoms List

    Error Symptoms List NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the error symptom in the left column. If directed to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the check procedure. If no check procedure is indicated, the first Action/ FRU listed in right column is the most likely cause.
  • Page 128 Error Symptom Diskette drive LED comes on for more than 2 minutes when reading data. Diskette drive LED fails to light, and the drive is unable to access for more than 2 minutes. Diskette drive test failed. NOTE: Ensure hard disk drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set correctly before diagnosing any hard disk drive problems.
  • Page 129 Error Symptom Audio software program invokes but no sound comes from speakers. Modem ring cannot wake up system from suspend mode. Data/fax modem software program invokes but cannot receive/send data/fax Fax/voice modem software program invokes but has no sound output. (Data files ar received normally;...
  • Page 130 Error Symptom Execute “Load BIOS Default Settings” in BIOS Setup to confirm ports presence before diagnosing any parallel/serial ports problems. Serial or parallel port loop-back test failed. Printing failed. Printer problems. Some or all keys on keyboard do not work. Pressing power switch does not turn off system.

  • Page 131: Undetermined Problems

    Check all cables and connectors for proper installation. If the jumpers, switches and voltage settings are correct, remove or disconnect the following, one at a time: 10. Non-Acer devices External devices Any adapter card (modem card, LAN card or video card, if installed)

  • Page 132: Jumper And Connector Information

    Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information Jumpers and Connectors Refer to the following figure for the location of the jumpers and connectors on the main board: Chapter 5...
  • Page 133 Main board (3500/ 5500/ 7500)(S88M/GL) DIMM 2 DIMM 1 CN10 CN21 CN25 CN19 CN20 CN22 CN24 CN18 CN14 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 134 Main board (3500G/ 5500G/ 7500G)(S88M/G) DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Chapter 5 CN10 CN21 CN25 CN19 CN20 CN22 CN24 CN18 CN14...

  • Page 135: Connector Description

    Connector Description Label Component Game Port FDD Connector CN12 IDE 2 Connector CN13 IDE 1 Connector Battery CN23 Serial IRQ CN26 Power LED CN21 Power Button CN25 Audio FPIO Connector CN19 LAN Activity LED 1-2: Normal 2-3: Clear CMOS CN20 HDD LED Connector CN22 Intrusion Connector...

  • Page 136: Fru (Field Replaceable Unit) List

    Acer Corporation does not provide these parts. NOTE: To scrap or to return the defective parts, you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how best to dispose it, or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it.

  • Page 137: Veriton 3500/ 3500G Exploded Diagram

    Veriton 3500/ 3500G Exploded Diagram Picture Floppy Disk Drive Battery Part Name FDD 1.44M MITSUMI/D353M3D Description FDD 1.44MB 1"H MITSUMI/D353M3 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 138 Picture Cable 1-10 1-12 Chapter 6 Part Name RTC BATTERY LI 3V 200MAH IDE CABLE 40PIN 2C 300M FDD CABLE 34/34PIN 280MM H34 HDD LED CABLE 4PIN 500MM LX-45 POWER LED CABLE 3PIN 500MM LX- CDR CABLE 40/40PIN 300MM H3 Description BATTERY LI 3V CR2032 200MAH C.A.40P 2C 300MM HDD H34...
  • Page 139 Picture 1-11 Main board Part Name MICRO SWITCH CABLE 2PIN 500MM AUDIO CABLE 4PIN 2CONNECTOR 520M POWER SWITCH CABLE 2PIN 500M LX-45 TURBO LED CABLE 2PIN 500MM LX-45 W.A 2P/TURBO LED 500MM LX-45 AUDIO BOARD CABLE 10PIN 385MM USB CABLE 2CONNECTOR 10PIN 300M MAINBOARD/S88M GL Description...
  • Page 140 Picture Board Power Supply Case/Cover/Bracket Assembly Chapter 6 Part Name AUDIO/USB BOARD POWER SUPPLY 160W AOPEN FSP160-60SAV V.1 UPPER CASE SECC H34A LOWER CASE W/O LED CABLE,SWICH CABLE,MICRO SWITCH CABLE ROTATE BRACKET H34A HDD BRACKET Description S88M DAUGHTER BOARD SPS 160WNOPFC FSP160-60SAV ASSEMBLY UPPER CASE SECC H34A ASSEMBLY LOWER CASE SECC...
  • Page 141 Picture Miscellaneous Screws Part Name I/O PPORT BRACKET W/ LABEL FOOT STAND I/O PORT LABEL SCREW SCREW SCREW SCREW SCREW Description ASSY. I/O BRACKET ASSY FOOT STAND ABS 501 H34 Label I/O PORT 40.7x155 H34A-S88M SCREW HDD FLAT 6#32 L9.8M SCREW MACH BDG #6-32*L8 NI SCRW TAP HEX ZINC M3*.5*5 SCRW TAP HEX ZN #6*3/16"...
  • Page 142 Picture Part Name Description SCREW SCRW TAP PAN M3*8L 2LEAD Chapter 6...

  • Page 143: Veriton 5500/ 5500G Exploded Diagram

    Veriton 5500/ 5500G Exploded Diagram Picture Floppy Disk Drive Battery Part Name FDD 1.44M MITSUMI/D353M3D Description FDD 1.44MB 1"H MITSUMI/D353M3 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 144 Picture Cable Chapter 6 Part Name RTC BATTERY LI 3V 200MAH IDE CABLE 40PIN 3CONNECTOR 150+300M FDD CABLE 34PIN 2CONNECTOR 450M IDE CABLE 40PIN 3CONNECTOR 150+300MM ATA66 AUDIO CABLE 4PIN 3CONNECTOR 520M POWER SWITCH CABLE 2PIN 300M W/HOLDER Description BATTERY LI 3V CR2032 200MAH C.A 40P 3C 150+300MM IDE H61 C.A 34P 2C 450MM FDD H61 C.A 40P 3C 150+300MM ATA66 H61...
  • Page 145 Picture 1-13 1-12 Main board Board Part Name INTRUSION ALERT MICRO SWITCH CABLE LED CABLE MODULE TURBO/HDD/ POWER AUDIO BOARD CABLE 2CONNECTOR 10PIN 380MM USB CABLE 2CONNECTOR 10PIN 300M MAINBOARD/S88 AUDIO BOARD Description ASSY MICRO/SW CABLE H4 VT5100 ASSEMBLY LED CABLE (A) H40 W.A 2C 10P AUDIO BD 385MM S88M C.A 2CONN USB/10P 300MM S88M S88M MAIN BOARD...
  • Page 146 EMPTY COVER 5.25" LINK BAR FRONT PANEL W/POWER KNOB W/O LOGO Description SPS 200W PFC DPS-200PB-112A 01 ASSY UPPER CASE H40 ASSY L CASE H40 5.25" EMPTY COVER H40 VERITON BAR LINK SECC T-.8 H40 ASSY F PNL VER H40 PRINT ACER...
  • Page 147 Picture Miscellaneous Screws 1-14 Part Name I/O PORT BRACKET W/O LABEL NAME PLATE VT550 I/O PORT LABEL SCREW SCREW SCREW SCREW SCREW Description ASSY PORT BRACKET(S88M) H80 LBL NAME PLT49.6*9.6VT5500 H40 LBL I/O PORT 40.7X155 H34A-S88M SCREW TAP HEX ZNIC #6-32*4/16" SCREW MACH BDG #6-32*L8 NI SCRW MACH BDG #6-32*3/16"...
  • Page 148 Picture 1-14 1-15 Chapter 6 Part Name SCREW SCREW Description SCREW TAP HEX ZNIC #6-32*4/16" SCRW MACH FLAT M3*0.5P*8L NI...

  • Page 149: Veriton 7500/ 7500G Exploded Diagram

    Veriton 7500/ 7500G Exploded Diagram Picture Floppy Disk Drive Battery Part Name FDD 1.44M MITSUMI/D353M3D Description FDD 1.44MB 1"H MITSUMI/D353M3 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...
  • Page 150 Picture Cable Chapter 6 Part Name RTC BATTERY 3V 200MAH IDE CABLE 40PIN 3CONNECTOR 150+300M FDD CABLE 34PIN 2CONNECTOR 350M IDE CABLE 40PIN 3CONNECTOR 150+300MM ATA66 AUDIO CABLE 4PIN 2CONNECTOR 520M POWER CABLE 160/330M Description BATTERY LI 3V CR2032 200MAH C.A 40P 3C 150+300MM IDE H61 C.A 34P 2C 350MM FDD M19A/FU C.A 40P 3C 150+300MM ATA66 H61...
  • Page 151 Picture 1-15 Main board Board Part Name INTRUSION ALERT MICRO SWITCH CABLE 2PIN 500MM LED CABLE MODULE POWER LED/ TURBO LED/HDD LED/POWER SWITCH AUDIO BOARD CABLE 10PIN 385MM USB CABLE 2CONNECTOR 10PIN 300M MAINBOARD/S88M GL DAUGHTER BOARD Description W.A. 2P ALARM SW 500MM CABLE 2 ASSY HLD LX45 W.A 2C 10P AUDIO BD 385MM S88M C.A 2CONN USB/10P 300MM S88M...
  • Page 152 Picture Power Supply Case/Cover/Bracket Assembly Miscellaneous Chapter 6 Part Name POWER SUPPLY 200W DELTA DPS- 200PB-112B 01 RIGHT DOOR LEFT COVER FRONT BEZEL LOWER CASE W/TOP COVER,MAINBOARD TRAY,USB HOLDER I/O PORT BRACKET Description SPS 200W PFC DPS-200PB-112B 01 CVR R SECC T-.8 LX45 CVR L SECC T-.8 H80 ASSY BZL VERTION NEW LOGO ASSY L-CASE W/USB HOLE H80...
  • Page 153 Picture Screws 1-17 1-10 Part Name NAME PLATE VT750 RUBBER FOOT I/O PORT LABEL SCREW SCREW SCREW SCREW Description LBL NAME PLT49.6*9.6VT7500 H80 RUBBER FOOT T-6.8 IDB LBL I/O Port 40.7x155 H34a-88M SCRW HEX I#4-40/O#4-40 L7.5 NI SCRW MACH PAN M2*10L SCRW MACH BDG #6-32*3/16"...
  • Page 154 Picture 1-18 Chapter 6 Part Name SCREW SCREW Description SCRW TAP HEX ZINC M3*.5*5 SCREW TAP HEX ZNIC #6-32*4/16"...

  • Page 155: Appendix A Model Definition And Configuration

    Model Definition and Configuration Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Brand No: S88M/ GL MB Project Name/ Code: S88M / 91.31V01.301(Veriton 3500) S88M/ 91.31V01.201(Veriton 5500) S88M/ 91.31V01.101(Veriton 7500) Description S88M/GL is positioned to be the first Main Board product that supports the latest INTEL Chipset Brookdale-GL technology with DDR DIMM module.

  • Page 156: Veriton 3500G/5500G/7500G

    Veriton 3500G/5500G/7500G Brand No: S88M/ G MB Project Name/ Code: S88M 91.31V01.301(Veriton 3500G) Description S88M/ G is positioned to be the first Main Board product that supports the latest INTEL Chipset Brookdale- G technology with DDR DIMM module. As a technology leader in the PC market,S88M/ G stands for not only the image of the best performance product for Intel’s next generation mainstream platform but also a real time to market product for all customers’...

  • Page 157: Main Features

    Main Features Single Intel Pentium 4/ Northwood processor configurations at 400/ 533MHz for S88M/ G and at 400MHz for S88M/ GL. AGTL+ host bus with integrated termination supporting 32 bit host addressing Up to 2 GB (W/ 512Mb technology) of DDR (Double Data rate) DIMM module at 266MHz/ 200MHz.

  • Page 158: Appendix B Test Compatible Components

    Appendix B Test Compatible Component This computer’s compatibility is a test plan released by Acer Internal Testing Department. Once the final report is available, this chapter will be revised accordingly. Appendix B...

  • Page 159: Microsoft Windows Xp Professional Environment Test

    Nanya DDR 266 256MB CL2 Apacer DDR 266 128MB Apacer DDR 266 256MB Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1”H Seagate U6 20G 5400rpm Seagate U6 40G 5400rpm...
  • Page 160 FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC API 200W PFC API 200W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power) Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta 200W only)

  • Page 161: Microsoft Windows Me Professional Environment Test

    Nanya DDR 266 128MB CL2 Nanya DDR 266 256MB CL2 Nanya DDR 266 512MB CL2 Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1”H Seagate U6 20G 5400rp Seagate U6 40G 5400rp...
  • Page 162 Delta 180W non PF FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta 200W only)

  • Page 163: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Environment Test

    Nanya DDR 266 128MB CL2 Nanya DDR 266 256MB CL2 Nanya DDR 266 512MB CL2 Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1”H Seagate U6 20G 5400rpm Seagate U6 40G 5400rpm...
  • Page 164 Delta 180W non PFC FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power) Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta 200W only)

  • Page 165: Linux Red Hat Environment Test

    Nanya DDR 266 128MB CL2 Nanya DDR 266 256MB CL2 Nanya DDR 266 512MB CL2 Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1”H Seagate U6 20G 5400rpm Seagate U6 40G 5400rpm...
  • Page 166 Delta 180W non PFC FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power) Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta 200W only)
  • Page 167 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 168: Appendix C Online Support Information

    This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems. If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch office. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information sources will require a user i.d.
  • Page 169 Veriton 3500/5500/7500...

  • Page 170: Index

    Assignment Map 30 Audio controller 26 Audio Interface 26 Audio-in/Line-in port 11, 15 Audio-out/Line-out port 11, 15 Basic level 37 BIOS Setup 36 Entering Setup 37 Setup Utility 37 BIOS Utility Disk Drives 39 Exiting Setup 61 Load Default Settings 60 Power Management 48 Product Information 38 System Security 56...
  • Page 171 IDSEL 30 Interface audio 26 IDE 26 Video 25 IRQ Assignment Map 31 Jumper and Connector Information 124 Jumpers 124 keyboard 21 Linux Red Hat Environment Test 157 Load Default Settings 60 Machine Disassembly 70 cover 73 Housing Cover 73 Main board 125, 126 removing 108 Main Board Layout 18...
  • Page 172 Audio 121 CD/DVD-ROM Drive 120 Diskette Drive 119 Keyboard 122 Memory 119 Modem 121 Monitor 121 Other 122 Parallel Port 122 Power Supply 122 Processor / Processor Fan 119 Real-Time Clock 120 Serial Port 122 System Board 119 Video 121 System 36 System Board removing 108...
  • Page 173 Index...

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