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Aspire SA60 AcerPower S260 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 PRINTED IN TAIWAN - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire SA60/AcerPower S260 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 3
, 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 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 4
additional information related to the current topic. Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. IV - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 5
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 modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 6
default image CD 14 Re-install bundled software without CD 15 Change Password 15 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 16 Restore without a Recovery CD 16 Multilingual operating system installation 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 22 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 7
Removing the FDD and Card Reader 58 Removing the ODD 59 Removing the I/O Module 59 Removing the Card Reader 59 Removing the Mainboard 60 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 61 Power-On Self-Test (POST 62 POST Check Points 63 POST Error Messages List 69 Error Symptoms List 71 Chapter 5 Jumper and - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 8
Appendix C Online Support Information Table of Contents 103 IX - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 9
System Specifications Overview T Micro-ATX compliant form factor (9.6" x 8.0") T Support Hyper Threading Technology T Intel® Pentium 4 Willamette Single channel DDR 266/333/400 (2GB maximum capacity) T Support FSB 400/533 MHz CPU T AC'97 ALC655 integrated audio T Three PCI slots for µ ATX T Up to - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 10
, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB DDR memory technologies x4, x8, x16 devices with two banks T Cpapcity :128MB ~ 2.0GB T Supports Serial Presence Detect (SPD) T Supports Suspend to RAM (STR), S3 ACPI state T Registered DIMMs not supported T ECC Support : N/A T Suspend-to-RAM support using CKE Storage T SB - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 11
supported Storage Type support: HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD/Combo/Supermulti+Zip250 Audio T T T T T T Audio Type : AC97' Audio Channel : 5.1ch Audio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC655 Support 2 BIOS T T T T T BIOS Type : Phoenix Award BIOS 2MB Flash BIOS (ISA) Award PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 12
T 1 headphone out T 1 microphone in Rear Panel T PS/2 Keyboard Port : 1 T PS2/ Mouse Port : 1 T Serial Port : 1 (COM1 only) T Parallel Port : 1 T VGA Port : 1 T S/PDIF : N/A T IEEE 1394 Port : N/A T USB Ports : 4 T Line in / Line out/ Mic-in Port : 1 Power Supply T PSP Type : 230W 4 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 13
Mainboard Placement No. 1 2 3 4 5,6,7 8 9,10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Label U1 U6 U25 AGP PCI 1,2,3 FLOPPY DIMM 1,2 PWR1 SIDE PIDE BAT1 CLS_CMOS KB/MS PRT USB NIC_USB Component CPU Slot Northbridge Chipset Southbridge Chipset AGP Slot PCI Slot Floppy Data Transfer Channel DIMM Slot ATX Power - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 14
No. 20 21 22 23,24 25 26 27 28 Label AUDIO F_AUDIO CD_IN FUSB2,1 FAN1 JFP1 CPU Fan1 PWR2 Component Audio Connector Front Audio Header CD IN Connector Front USB Header System FAN Connector Front Panel Header CPU FAN Connector ATX 12V Connector 6 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 15
Block Diagram Chapter 1 7 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 16
Aspire SA60 Front Panel The computer's front panel consists of the following: Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Power-Button Speaker-out/Line-out Port Microphone-in out ( Front ) USB Ports Optical drive 3.5 inch Floppy disk drive Floppy drive eject button 8 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 17
Aspire SA60 Rear Panel No. Description No. Description 1 Power cord socket 3 Fan aperture 5 PS/2 mouse connector 7 Printer connector 9 USB 2.0 ports 11 Microphone jack 13 Line-in jack No. Description No. Description 2 Voltage selector switch 4 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 18
AcerPower S260 Front Panel Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description Power-Button Speaker-out/Line-out Port Microphone-in out ( Front ) USB Ports Optical drive 3.5 inch Floppy disk drive Floppy drive eject button HDD LED Power LED 10 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 19
AcerPower S260 Rear Panel No. No. DesDcreispctrioipntion 1 Power cord socket 3 Fan aperture 5 PS/2 mouse connector 7 Printer connector 9 USB 2.0 ports 11 Microphone jack 13 Line-in jack No. NoD.escription Description 2 Voltage selector switch 4 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 20
System Peripherals The Aspire S Series computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse, keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of the basic - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 21
systems bundled with speaNkoetres:, 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 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 22
action and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process. Create factory default image CD When the System CD and Recovery CD are not available, you can create them by using this feature. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 23
7. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process. Re-install bundled software without CD Acer eRecovery stores pre-loaded software internally for easy driver and application re-installation. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 24
. 5. The Acer Recovery main page appears. 6. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating system versions) and press to select. Multilingual operating system installation Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you prefer when you first power-on the - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 25
ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 2MB 32-pin DIP package PCI 2.2, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ESCD 1.03, ANSI ATA 3.0, PnP 1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, ATAPI Yes Yes Yes NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 26
combination as long as they match the above specifications. Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache RAM size Celeron: 128K Intel P4: 256K/512K - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 27
controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Specification SiS661GX AGP bus 1X/2X/4X/8X 1 Video YUV texture in all texture formats H/W DVD accelerator Specification SiS 964 AC'97,ALC655 5.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 28
port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification ITE8705GX ISA bus 1 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h COM2 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 29
Item Weight One 3 ½ FDD and one 3.5 HDD (without packing) Dimensions (main footprint) Specification Varied by local configuration 180(w)x360(H)x420(D)mm Power Management Devices Power Switch PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard USB Devices LAN RTC PME Modem (Ring) S1 ν ν Reserve ν ν ν ν S3 ν ν Reserve - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 30
for Windows). T Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec. Global Standby Mode T Global power management monitor. T Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode. T Resume method: specification 1.0b. T S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support. T On board device power management support. T On - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 31
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. NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad/flat. In this case, the - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 32
the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)process. When the message of " on the screens have fixed settings and are not user-configured. NOTE: Due to the application of a new version of BIOS Setup program, you may find the BIOS menu is largely different from the former models. - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 33
P/N and MainBoard ID...etc. T Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu. T Standard BIOS Features The however, the stable default values may be affected. T Set Supervisor/User Password The supervisor/user password can be set up through this menu. T Save & - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 34
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). Product Names Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Product Information Aspire SA60 System - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 35
] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [EGA/VGA] [All, But Keyboard] Change the day, month, year for maximum allowed in the month Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 127M 128M KLIJ: Move Enter: Slave setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always automatically detected. Options Weekday - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 36
base memory that DOS supports. Extended memory is only available in PCs with an Intel 80286 or later microprocessor. Extended memory is not configured in any special manner and is therefore unavailable to most DOS programs. However, MS Windows and OS/2 can use extended memory. The BIOS determines - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 37
suggested settings. Parameter Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First /SecondThird Boot Device Boot Other Device you to set the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 38
will allows users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Gate A20 Option This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory. When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method resulting - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 39
used to set some parameters of on board VGA [Press Enter] This item will allow the System BIOS fleetness memorize function Enabled Disabled Select "Enabled" to allow caching of the Video RAM which may improve performance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error may result - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 40
F1: General Help Parameter Performance Mode DRAM Frequency DRAM Timing Control Description User can use this item to Enable/Disable the system performance Offer user to detect or select the correct DRAM Frequency. Offer user to detect or select the correct DRAM Timing. Option Enabled Disabled - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 41
Defaults F1: General Help Parameter AGP Aperture Size AGP Fast Write Support AGP Data Rate Description To set AGP Aperture size.(The size of the Memory which shared by AGP and Memory.) Option 32MB/64MB/128MB/256MB/ 512MB Support AGP fast write or not. Select AGP Data Rate Disabled Enabled - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 42
PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Parameter VGA Share Memory Size Graphics Engine Clock Description Option Select VGA Share Memory Size 16MB/32MB/64MB/128MB To detect or set the Graphics Engine Clock. 100MHZ 133MHZ 166MHz 200MHz 34 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 43
" for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can support. Disabled Enabled Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of [ Disabled ] onboard LAN chip. If you installed a PCI VGA card and an AGP PCI Slot card at the same time, this item lets you AGP - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 44
/s and mode 4 is 16.6MB/s. If your hard disk performance becomes unstable, you may manually try the slower mode. Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Option Primary These items allow you to Enable/Disable the Ultra DMA supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary and secondary - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 45
Mouse Support SIS AC97 AUDIO SIS 10/100M ETHERNET Description This item is used to enable or disable the on-chip USB. Enabled Disabled Enable this item if the system supports USB Enabled 2.0. Disabled This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. The - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 46
Onboard Super IO Device Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller [ Enabled ] Onboard Serial Port 1 [ 3F8/IRQ4 ] Onboard Parallel Port [ 378/IRQ 7 ] Parallel Port Mode [ SPP ] x ECP Mode Use UMA 3 Item Help Menu Level X KLIJ: Move Enter: - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 47
saved to main memory. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wake-up event occurs. S1&S3: Both S1 and S3 will be adopted. S1 (POS) S3 (STR) S1&S3 This option is used to set the power management scheme. User Define Min - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 48
option only write blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Supported: Initial display power management signaling. Blank Screen V/H SYNC+Blank DPMS This the system. Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11 This item allow user to define the Hot Key. Disabled Power off Suspend This option is used to define the continuous - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 49
to enable or disable the Enabled system wake up by USB device. This option allows you to specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. Hot Key Choose the PS2MS wakeup mode form S3 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 50
: Month Alarm, Day of Month Alarm, and Time Alarm Upon arrival of the alarm time, it will instruct the system to wake up. When these items are enabled, the system will restart the power-saving timeout conunters when any activity is detected on any of the drives on the primary or secondary - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 51
should leave it unchanged. Disabled Enabled This BIOS can automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. You can also set it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to choose specific resources. Auto (ESCD) Manual The items are adjustable only when "Resources - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 52
IRQ Resources Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources IRQ-3 assigned to [ PCI Device ] IRQ-4 assigned to [ PCI Device ] IRQ-5 assigned to [ PCI Device ] IRQ-7 assigned to [ PCI Device ] IRQ-9 assigned to [ PCI Device ] IRQ-10 assigned to [ PCI Device ] IRQ-11 assigned to - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 53
is setting to Enable/Disable CPU Fan Control Show current CPU Fan speed Show Current System Fan Speed CPU Smart Fan Control This item allow user to Enable /Disable CPU Smart Disabled Fan function. Enabled System Smart Fan Control This item allow - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 54
frequency of the installed PCI bus. Enabled Disabled When the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance. But if - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 55
level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory. You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them. If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option, select and display that option. Chapter 2 47 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 56
are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely. Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 57
Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press to save and exit, or press to return to the main menu. Chapter 2 49 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 58
Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears, press to discard changes and exit, or press to return to the main menu. NOTE: If you have - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 59
Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 This chapter will guide you how to disassemble and reassemble Aspire SA60/AcerPower S260. To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools: T Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge. T Wire cutter. T - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 60
General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassenbly procedure, make sure that you do the following: 1. Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals. 2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system. 52 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 61
Standard Disassembly Procedure This section tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service. The difference between Aspire SA60/AcerPower S260 is the outlooking but the inner disassembly and reassembly mechanic are the same. Before you proceed, make sure you have - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 62
fastener as red arrowhead shown, then remove the front panel as shown. Removing the Cables from Mainboard 1. Disconnect the FDD IDE cable from mainboard. 2. Disconnect the front side audio cable from mainboard. 3. Disconnect the front side USB from the mainboard. 4. Disconnect the Fan Cable from - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 63
5. Disconnect the JFP cable from mainboard. 6. Disconnect the 4 pin power cable from mainboard. 7. Disconnect the CPU Fan cable from mainboard. 8. Disconnect the Power Cable, Primary IDE cable and Secondary IDE Cable from mainboard. Chapter 3 55 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 64
Disconnect the Cables from Device 1. Disconnect the Power cable and IDE cable from the HDD. 2. Disconnect the two cables from the rear of card reader. 3. Disconnect the IDE cable and power cable from the ODD. 4. Disconnect the IDE cable and power cable from another ODD. 5. Disconnect the cables from - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 65
Removing the DIMM 1. Pop up both side to release the DIMM. 2. Pull out the DIMM out from the slot. Removing the Heatsink 1. Unhook the latch located on both side. 2. Please disassemble this protions as the indications. Press down then push outward the latch. Removing the CPU 1. Press down then pull - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 66
Supply 1. Remove the three screws. 2. Detach the Power Supply out from the chassis. Removing the HDD 1. Remove the two screws located on both side of the cage. 2. Then detach the HDD out from - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 67
Removing the ODD 1. Remove the four screws located on each side. 2. Detach the ODD out from the chassis. Removing the I/O Module 1. Remove the one screw. 2. Remove the two screws located on the daughter board. 3. Detach the daughter board from the I/O bracket. Removing the Card Reader 1. Disconnect - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 68
Removing the Mainboard 1. Remove the two screws those nearby the CPU. 2. Remove another four screws those nearby the PCI slot. Removing the Mainboard 1. Gently to pull the mainboard out from the chassis. . 60 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 69
Troubleshooting Chapter 4 This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the Aspire SA60/AcerPower S260 T Power-On Self-Test (POST) T POST Check Points T POST Error Messages List T Error Symptoms List Chapter 4 61 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 70
memory. This process is know as the power-on Self test(POST), generally under the control of the BIOS. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is a BIOS memory subsystem T Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller T Interrupt system T Three programmable timers T ROM subsystem T RAM subsystem T RTC RAM subsystem - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 71
7 or below) • Program basic chipset registers Detect memory • Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. • Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 72
algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override. Reserved Program chipset default values into chipset • Enumerate PCI bus number • Assign memory & I/O resource • Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0 1. - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 73
48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh Description Reserved Invoke Video BIOS Reserved 1. Initialize double-byte language font (Optional) 2. if Early_Reset_KB is defined e.g. Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. See also POST 63h EISA slot Reserved 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 74
Reserved Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility. Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined. Reserved Initialize PS/2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h Reserved Turn on - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 75
Reserved Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. - If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys to continue: Clear EPA or customization logo. Reserved Reserved 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not memory. Reserved Chapter 4 67 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 76
Description 1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA) Reserved 1. Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup. 2. APM 3. Program boot up speed 4. Chipset final initialization 5. Power management final initialization 6. Clear screen & dispaly summary table - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 77
voltages, switch, and jumper settings before you replace the main board. Also check the power supply voltages if you have a "system no-power" condition. NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the BIOS error messages in the left column. If directed to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 78
drive is not set to [Write Protected] in the Security Options in BIOS Setup. 2. Load default settings in Setup. 1. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 2. Check IDE drive jumper. 3. IDE hard disk drive power. 4. IDE hard disk drive cable/connection. 5. IDE hard disk drive. 1. Load default - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 79
power saving timer set in BIOS has elapsed. 1. Enter BIOS Setup and load default settings. In Windows 98, check settings in Power Management Property of Control Panel. 2. Reload software from Recovery CD. System hangs before system boot. 1. See "Index of Symptoms" 2. See "Undetermined Problems - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 80
the system power on, measure the voltage of hard disk LED connector. 2. Hard drive LED cable. CD/DVD-ROM Drive NOTE: Ensure CD/DVD-ROM drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set correctly and its laser beam is clean before diagnosing any CD/DVD-ROM drive problems. CD/DVD - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 81
CD/DVD-ROM driver is installed properly. 3. CD/DVD-ROM drive. CD/DVD-ROM drive can play audio CD but no sound output. 1. Ensure the headphone jack of the CD/DVD-ROM has an output. 2. Turn up the sound volume. 3. Speaker power/connection/cable. 4. CD and Monitor Video memory test failed. Video - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 82
, broken, or incorrect characters Blank monitor(dark) Blank monitor(bright) Distorted image Unreadable monitor Other monitor problems Display changing colors. Display problem not listed above (including blank or illegible monitor). Action/FRU 1. Monitor signal connection/cable. 2. Monitor 3. Video - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 83
same as the setting in BIOS Setup. 2. Loop-back. 3. System board. Printing failed. 1. Ensure the printer driver is properly installed. Refer to the printer service manual. 2. Printer. 3. Printer cable. 4. System board. Printer problems. 1. Refer to the service manual for the printer. Keyboard - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 84
Jumper and Connector Information Rear Panel I/O AUDIO JACK Chapter 5 Item MIC LINE OUT LINE IN Pin Number 2 3 4 5 22 23 24 25 32 33 34 35 Pin Definition MIC1 AND AVREF NC JD0 MIC2 FRONT_OUT_L NC JD1 FRONT_OUT_R LINE_IN_L NC JD2 LINE_IN_R Chapter 5 76 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 85
Print Port Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pin Definition PSTROBJ PD0 PD1 PD2 PD3 PD4 PD5 PD6 PD7 PACKJ PBUSY PPE PSLCT PAUTOFDJ Pin Number 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26,27 G1 G2 Pin Definition PERRORJ PPRINITJ PSLCTINJ GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND 77 Chapter 5 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 86
Serial Port Illustration Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin Definition NDCDA NSINA NSOUTA NDTRA GND NDSRA Pin Number 7 8 9 10 11 Pin Definition NRTSA NCTSA NRIA GND GND Chapter 5 78 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 87
PS2-KBMS Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin Definition KBDATA NC GND POWER KBCLK NC MSDATA NC GND Pin Number 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pin Definition POWER MSCLK NC GND GND GND GND GND 79 Chapter 5 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 88
Dual USB & RJ45 CONN Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pin Definition 5V_DUAL_F USBP2N_R USBP2P_R GND 5V_DUAL_F USBP3N_R USBP3P_R GND VCT MDIA0 MDIA0J MDIA1 MDIA1J MDIA2 Pin Number 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27,28 29,30 Pin Definition MDIA2J MDIA3 MDIA3J GND LINK100J 3D3V_SB - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 89
Dual USB CONN1 5 1 USBV1 USBVCC0 2 -USBD0 3 +USBD0 6 -USBD1 7 +USBD1 17 4 15 GND3 GND0 16 18 8 GND9 GND2 GND4 GND1 USB 9 NC NC 11 12 NC NC 13 14 NC NC 10 19 NC NC NC NC 20 21 22 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin Definition 5V_DUAL_F USBP1N_R USBP1P_R GND 5V_DUAL_F USBP0N_R Pin Number - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 90
Front Panel I/O 1 J38 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Header_2X7_10 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pin Definition +5V LEDP HDLED PMSLED GND SWITCH_ON FP_RESET Pin Number 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pin Definition GND +5V NC GND(RSV) +5V_STBY(RSV) GND(RSV) +5V_STBY(RSV) Chapter 5 82 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 91
1 2 3 4 5 Pin Definition FRONT_MIC GNDA VREFOUT VCC5A LINE_OUT_R Pin Number 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Definition FRONT_OUT_R NC KEY LINE_OUT_L FRONT_OUT_L NOTE: If there isn't Audio Front Panel Cable, Pin5 and 6 must be connected with jumper; Pin9 and Pin10 must be connected with jumper. 83 Chapter 5 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 92
Front USB Header Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 Pin Definition USBPWR_FNTPNL USBPWR_FNTPNL USB0USB1USB0+ Pin Number 6 7 8 9 10 USB1+ GND GND KEY NC Pin Definition Chapter 5 84 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 93
Conn & Jump Setting IDE Connector Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pin Definition -HDRST GND Device data 7 Device data 8 Device data 6 Device data 9 Device data 5 Device data 10 Device data 4 Device data 11 Device data 3 Device data 12 Device data 2 Device data 13 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 94
Floppy Connector Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pin Definition GND DRVDEN0 NC NC GND NC GND INDEX# GND MOA# GND DSB# GND DSA# GND MOB# GND Pin Number 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Pin Definition DIP# GND STEP# GND WD# GND WE# GND TRAK0# GND WP# GND - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 95
Illustration Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Pin Definition CD-L CD-GND CD-GND CD-R SYS FAN Connector Illustration Pin Number 1 2 3 Pin Definition GND POWER FAN_TAC2 CPU FAN Connector Illustration Pin Number 1 2 3 Pin Definition GROUND POWER FAN_TAC1 Clear CMOS Illustration CLEAR CMOS 1pin & 2pin Clear - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 96
configurations of Aspire SA60 / AcerPower S260. Refer to this chapter whenever specific account, you can still access the system with guest; guest). For whatever reasons a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 97
Exploded Diagram 89 Chapter 6 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 98
LED CABLE ASSY (POWER SWITCH CABLE, POWER LED CABLE, HDD LED CABLE) AUDIO CABLE 8PIN 2CON FRONT INTERNAL USB CABLE IDE CD-ROM CABLE ATA66 40PIN .P04VF.001 (AcerPower S260) 42.P05VF.001 (AcerPower S260) 60.P23VF.001 (AcerPower S260) 42.P23VF.001 (AcerPower S260) 42.P23VF.002 (AcerPower S260) 60.S30VF. - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 99
PART NAME DESCRIPTION P/N FOOT STAND RUBBER FOOT RUBBER FOOT 47.V02VF.701 CD-ROM DRIVE CD-ROM 52X LITEON LTN-529S LF BLACK 52X CD-ROM , LITEON LTN-529S , LF , BLACK KD.05209.005 COLOR COMBO DRIVE COMBO DRIVE 52X HLDS GCC-4521B BLACK F/W:1.02 COMBO DRIVE 52X HLDS GCC- - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 100
ATI RADEON 9550 128MB 64BIT DSUB TV OUT + DVI NTSC ATX BRACKET SAPPHIRE VGA CARD SP ATI9250 RC26 128MB GA CARD SP ATI9250 RC26 128MB 64BIT(MEZZA) TVO BLACK KYE BLACK KYE MOUSE PS/2 WHEEL ACER(002) GENIUS POWERSCROLL WHITE GENIUS POWERSCROLL PS/2 BALL ACER(002) PS/2 BALL MOUSE M-SBJ96 BLACK - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 101
MS.PSE04.001 CORDED MOUSE USB WHEEL STANDARD GENIUS BLACK MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL USB BK KYE ACER MS.PSE04.007 MOUSE USB WHEEL STANDARD POWERSCROLL ACER (002) GENIUS MOUSE USB WHEEL STANDARD POWERSCROLL ACER (002) MS.PSE04.004 KEYBOARD KEYBOARD US PS/2 LITEON SK1688 KEYBOARD US PS/2 LITEON SK1688 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 102
7200RPM XL80SD II WD400BB- KH.04008.017 22JHC0 ROHS 2MB F/W C0 22JHC0 ROHS 2MB, F/W C0 MAINBOARD MB SIS661GX/964L/2DIMM/3PCI/1AGP W/I RM & I/O SHIELDING MB SIS661GX/964L/2DIMM/3PCI/1AGP W/I RM MB.P2309.001 & I/O SHIELDING MEMORY MEMORY DDR 400 256MB PQI MDAD302HA MDAD-302HA KN.2560K.001 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 103
400 256MB APACER 256MB DDR400 PSC CHIP MEMORY DDR 400 512MB APACER 512MB DDR400 PSC CHIP POWER SUPPLY POWER SUPPLY ATX2500-65PC(PF), 200W PFC SPS SPS,FSP200-ATV(A)(PF) POWER SUPPLY 230W W/O PFC FSP FSP200-ATV(A) POWERSUPPLY-FSP230-60ATV POWER SUPPLY 230W W PFC FSP 200- POWERSUPPLY-FSP230 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 104
Model Definition and Configuration The Aspire S260/AcerPower SA60 Model No. Define: 1. Trade Mark: 2. Brand Name: Acer 3. Model No: K6.2 4. Product Name: Aspire SA60/AcerPower S260 Appendix A Appendix A 96 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 105
Test Compatible Components Appendix B Aspire SA60/AcerPower S260 compatibility is tested and verified by Acer's internal testing department. All of its system functions are tested under the environments of Windows XP Home. Appendix B 97 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 106
XP Home Environment Test COMPONENTS Foxconn Foxconn Foxconn ECS Intel Foxconn SPEC. MAINBOARD MODEL DESCRIPTION SiS661GX/964L/2DIMM/3PCI/ 1AGP with CPU RM & IO bracket F661GXM SiS661GX/964L/ 2DIMM/3PCI/1AGP w/I CPU RM F661GX H303 H401 CHASSIS H303 (TLM) H401 S42 for Aspire S1 for AcerPower - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 107
PQI Super Elixir Nanya Hynix Infineon Apacer Seagate WD LiteOn HLDS SPEC. MODEL DESCRIPTION SYSTEM FAN Sunon 92X92X25mm 2200RPM KDE1209PTV3 System Fan , 2MB, RohS 40G WD400BB-22JHC0, 2MB, RohS WD400BB-22JHC0 CD-ROM 52X CD-ROM LTN-529S, LF CD-RW 32X CD-RW GCE-8527Bk , LF Appendix B 99 - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 108
(China) FSP Panasonic SPEC. MODEL DESCRIPTION DVD VGA GeForce FX5200SE/C/128MB/ VGA + PAL(NZ)/ATX GeForce FX5200SE/C/128MB/VGA + PAL(NZ)/ATX GF 4M X4000/C/32MB/VGA + PAL(NZ)/HEATSINK GF 4M X4000/C/32MB/VGA nonPFC Power Supply FSP200-60ATV FSP200-60ATV(A)(PF), 230W PFC Power Supply FSP200- - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 109
COMPONENTS KYE Chicony LiteOn Chicony KYE Logitech SPEC. CARD READER 3.5" KYE 9-in-1 card reader ID03 MODEL DESCRIPTION PS/2 KEYBOARD PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, US Ver., 104keys KBP2971(black) PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, T.Chinese Ver., 104keys - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 110
COMPONENTS Logitech KYE KYE Neosonica JS SPEC. MODEL DESCRIPTION USB OPTICAL MOUSE USB optical mouse, MUV SPEAKER USB, 3" *2 Thyme510(black) USB, 3" *2 Thyme510(white) 2.0 speaker, USB, M-1118B, Acer M-1118B logo 2.0 speaker, USB, M-1118B, Acer M-1118B logo, with STK label 102 Appendix B - Acer Aspire SA60 | Aspire SA60 and Power S260 Service Guide - Page 111
you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including: T Service guides T User's manuals T Training materials T Main manuals T Bios updates T Software