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Aspire T320 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 T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T320 service guide. 2004/03/12 Date Chapter Ch1 Ch2 Updates update the photo of rear panel on page 5. Omit the SATA portion from the "OnChip IDE Device" on page 29 & 30 II - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 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 T320 | Aspire T320 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 T320 | Aspire T320 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 T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 6
T320 Front Panel 4 Aspire T320 Rear Panel 5 MainBoard Layout 6 Block Diagram 8 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 9 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 16 Chapter 2 System Utilities 17 Entering Setup 18 Product Information 20 Standard CMOS Features 21 Advanced BIOS - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 7
Table of Contents Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 56 Power-On Self-Test (POST 57 Post Check Points 58 POST Error Messages List 64 Error Symptoms and Configuration 88 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 89 Microsoft WinXP Home Environment Test 90 Appendix C Online Support Information 93 VIII - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 8
Chapter 1 System Specifications Overview Aspire T320 is a versatile, high-power system, supporting Intel Socket 478 CPUs. The computer uses Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) and Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) design. This improves system efficiency and helps the system support varied multimedia - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 9
Features & Specifications CPU T Intel Pentium 4 processor Chipset T Intel 865GV+ICH5 Memory T Socket Type: DDR-SDRAM 266/333/400MHz, 2x184 pin DIMM connectors T Support 128Mb, 256Mb and 512 Mb memory technologies T Capacity: support up to 2GB Graphics T On-die VGA T 1 VGA port AGP/PCI T Three - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 10
on the rear panel) Transfer Rate: T USB 2.0/1.1 BIOS T Award PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3 I/O Expansion T Eight USB 2.0 ports T PS/2 keyboard port T PS/2 mouse port T Ethernet (RJ-45) port T Parallel port T Serial port T CRT monitor port (supports LCD monitor) T Line-in jack T Line-out - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 11
Aspire T320 Front Panel The computer's front panel consists of the following: No. Description No. Description Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Optical Drive FDD Drive 7-in-1 Card Reader (Manufacturing Option) Power Button Speaker or Headphone Jack Microphone Jack USB Ports 4 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 12
Aspire T320 Rear Panel No. Description No. Description Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Description Power Code Socket Voltage Selector Switch Fan Aperture PS/2 Keyboard Port PS/2 Mouse Connector Serial Connector Printer Connector Monitor Connector USB Connector RJ-45 Ethernet Connector - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 13
CN15 CN18,20 CN2 CN21,22 CN24,26 CN25 CN27 CN3 CN30 CN35 6 Component 1394 Connector Battery VGA Port 12V Connector CPU Fan Connector DIMM Port COM1 S-ATA Port Primary IDE Connector, Secondary IDE Connector Main Power Connector Floppy Connector PS2-KBMS Dual USB & RJ45 Front Panel Header Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 14
\ONN1 F_USB1,2 JP1 PCI1,2,3 U16 U17 U27 U28 U2 U29 U48 Component Parallel Print Port Audio Port SYS FAN Connector COM2 Header USB Port Front USB Connector Clear CMOS PCI Slot 478-pin CPU Slot 865GV Chipset BIOS I/O Connector Audio Controller, Nearby U29 1394 Controller LAN Controller Chapter 1 7 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 15
Pentium 4 Willamette/ Northwood/Prescott processor uPGA 478 ZIP Socket 400/533/800 FSB CK-409 Clock VGA Connector Back Panel USB2.0 Port 1 USB2.0 Port 2 USB2.0 Port 3 USB2.0 Port 4 Front / Mouse Parallel Serial Floppy Drive Connector Firmware HUB 4MB AC 97 Code 2.3 ALC 655 8 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 16
any system without setting any jumper BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature BIOS Password Control Specification Henson v6.0 LPC Flash ROM 512KB - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 17
while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. System Memory Item Onboard Embedded Memory Size Memory Socket Number Supported Memory Size per Socket Supported Maximum Memory Size Supported Memory Speed Supported memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 18
Memory Function Control Specification PCIX Bus ONE RJ-45 on board Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup ATI RAGE XL PCI Bus 8MB SDRAM Not available Specification IDE Interface Item IDE Controller IDE Controller Resident Bus Number IDE Channel Supported IDE Interface Supports LS-120 Supports bootable CD - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 19
IRQ11 Specification Specification USB 2.0 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode Size 640 KB System Memory 128 KB Video RAM 32 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM 32 KB for SCSI BIOS 32 KB 64 KB BIOS System Memory - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 20
Interrupt Controller-1 System Timer Keyboard Controller 8742 System Speaker CMOS RAM Address and Real Time Clock DMA Page Register Interrupt Controller-2 DMA Serial Asynchronous Port 2 Parallel Printer Port 1 Floppy Disk Controller Secondary IDE Primary IDE Serial Asynchronous Port 1 Configuration - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 21
Port 1 Reserved Floppy Disk Parallel Port Real Time Clock N N N PS/2 Mouse Numeric Processor Embedded Hard Disk Reserved NOTE: N Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Vibration Specifications +10 ~ +35°C -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 22
Environmental Requirements Item Operating (unpacked) Non-operating (packed) Mechanical Specifications Item Dimensions(main footprint) Specifications 5 ~ 16 Hz: 0.015 mm 16 ~ 250 Hz: 0.21 G 5 ~ 27.1 Hz: 0.6 G 27.1 ~ 50 Hz: 0.016 mm 50 ~ 500 Hz: 2 G Specification 180(w)x360(H)x420(D)mm Chapter 1 15 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 23
T Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec. Global Standby Mode T Global power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minute). T Hard disk drive goes into T ACPI specification 1.0b. T S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support. T On board device power management support. T On board device configuration - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 24
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 T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 25
the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)process. When the message of "Press 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. However, you will soon find out - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 26
menu are explained below: T Product Information To introduce the Product Name,System 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 advanced system features can be set up through this menu. T Advancted - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 27
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). The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Product Name System - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 28
connected to the slave port of IDE channel. To enter the IDE Primary Slave setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always automatically detected. Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1. To enter the IDE Channel 1 Master setup, press [Enter]. The IDE - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 29
IDE Secondary Channel Slav Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Description Options Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 2. To enter the IDE Channel Secondary Master setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 30
following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 & L2 Cache Hyper-Threading Technology Quick Power On Self Test First - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 31
Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drive a: and Enabled b:. Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy Enabled drive a: before booting the system. Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the NumLock status when the system is On powered on. Setting to On will - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 32
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Delay DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge Memory Frequency For System BIOS Cacheable Description This item determines DRAM clock/timing using SPD or manual configuration. The available setting values are: By SPD and Manual. By SPD This item determins CAS Latency. 2 2.5 3 This item - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 34
At 15M-16M Init Display First On-chip VGA Setting On-Chip VGA On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Boot Display Description Option Select "Enabled" to allow caching of the Video BIOS which may improve performance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Enabled Disabled - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 35
Integrated Peripherals Parameter OnChip IDE Device Onboard Device SuperIO Device Description Option Use the arrow keys to select your options; press key to enter the setup submenu. The options and setting methods are discussed below. Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter 28 Chapter 2 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 36
/s, mode 3 is 11.1 MB/s and mode 4 is 16.6MB/s. If your hard disk performance becomes unstable, you may manually try the slower mode. These items allow you to set the Ultra DMA 33/66/100 mode supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary and secondary IDE connectors. Auto Mode 0 Mode - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 37
/s, mode 3 is 11.1 MB/s and mode 4 is 16.6MB/s. If your hard disk performance becomes unstable, you may manually try the slower mode. These items allow you to set the Ultra DMA 33/66/100 mode supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary and secondary IDE connectors. Auto Mode 0 Mode - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 38
this item if the system supports USB 2.0. This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy keyboard command and lets you use a USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you do not have a USB driver in the operating system - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 39
EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Description Option This option is used to set the power on method for your PC. Any Key Button Only Enables or disables the onboard floppy disk Enabled drive controller. Disabled This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 40
S3 (STR): The S3 sleep mode is s power-down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake-capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wake-up - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 41
Grant PwrOn Suspend This option is used to turn off hard disk power if Disabled the hard disk is idle for a given period of time. 1~15 Min. This option is used to set the power down method. This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply. When "Instand Off" is selected, press the - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 42
Alarm, and Time Alarm Upon arrival of the alarm time, it will instruct the system to wake up. Enabled Disabled Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE , the system will restart the power-saving time-out counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive, serial ports, or the parallel - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 43
Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Description Options Selecting "Enabled 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 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 44
PC Health Status The following table describes the parameters found 105 ° C/221 ° F 110 ° C/230 ° F These items display the current status of all of the mainboard hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans' speeds. This option is setting the smart Fan - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 45
Manual, end users can 8x to 50x choose a suitable ratio to support the CPU. This option allows you to enable/disable the feature of auto detecting the clock frequency of the installed PCI bus. Enabled Disabled When the motherboard do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 46
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 39 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 47
Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 48
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 41 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 49
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 made - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 50
Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 This chapter will guide you how to disassemble and reassemble Aspire T320. To highlight the point of this chapter is based on AcerPower F1 to edit, because the disassembly procedures are similar. To disassemble the computer, you - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 51
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. 44 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 52
Disassembly Flow Chart Chapter 3 45 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 53
how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service. Please also refer to the disassembly video, if available. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure you bezel. 2. Remove the bezel by following the instruction below. Removing the Cables 1. Disconnect the Aux-In cable. 46 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 54
the floppy cable. 4. Disconnect the IDE1 and IDE2 cable. Removing the Modem card, CD-ROM, Floppy and HDD 1. Detach the modem card. 2. Disconnect the CD-ROM power, IDE and CD-In cables. 3. Disconnect the floppy cable and power cable. 4. Disconnect the HDD power cable and IDE cable. Chapter 3 47 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 55
5. Press the latch and remove the CD-ROM drive. 6. Press the latch and remove the floppy drive. 7. Press the latch again to release the hard disk module. 8. Detach the HDD from the bracket. Removing the Power Supply 1. Remove the main ATX power connector as shown here. 2. Remove the Pentium 4(ATX- - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 56
4. Remove the power supply. Removing the Heatsink and the CPU 1. Disconnect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable. 2. Release the two heatsink latches. 3. Remove the heatsink module. 4. Remove the CPU by following the instructions here. Removing the Memory 1. Pop out the memory and remove it as shown here. - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 57
Removing the Mainboard 1. Remove the six screw as shown here. 2. Remove the motherboard as shown here. Removing the Power Button 1. Remove the power button as shown here. Removing the LED Module 1. Remove the LED module by following the instructions here. Removing the Daughter Board 1. Remove the - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 58
to perform system service. Please also refer to the assembly video, if available. Installing the Daughter Board 1. Connect the audio cable and USB the instructions here. Installing the Power Button 1. Attach the power button as shown here. Installing the Mainboard 1. Put the motherboard to - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 59
motherboard with the six screw as shown here. Installing the Heatsink and the CPU 1. Place the CPU to the CPU socket by following the instructions here. 2. Place the heatsink module. 3. Secure the heatsink with the two heatsink latches. 4. Connect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable. Installing the Memory - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 60
Connect the main ATX power connector to the motherboard as shown here. Installing the Modem card, CD-ROM, Floppy and HDD 1. Insert the HDD to the bracket by following the instructions here. 2. Place the HDD module back to the original position. 3. Place the floppy drive back to the original position - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 61
cable. 6. Connect the floppy cable and power cable. 7. Connect the CD-ROM power, IDE and CD-In cables. 8. Place the modem card back to one PCI slot. Then secure the modem card with the screw. Installing the Cables 1. Connect the IDE1 and IDE2 cable to the motherboard. 2. Connect the floppy cable to - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 62
3. Connect the CD-In cable to the motherboard. 4. Connect the Aux-In cable to the motherboard. Installing the Front Panel 1. Place the front bezel back to the original position. Closing the System 1. Place the side door back to the original position. 2. - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 63
Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the AspireT320: T Power-On Self-Test (POST) T Index of Error Messages T Index of Error Codes and Error Beeps T Index of Error Symptoms T Undetermined Problems Chapter 4 Chapter 4 56 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 64
Three programmable timers T ROM subsystem T RAM subsystem T RTC RAM subsystem and real time clock/calendar with battery backup T Onboard serial interface controller T Onboard parallel interface controller T Embedded hard disk interface and one diskette drive interface T Keyboard and auxiliary device - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 65
describes the Acer common tasks carried 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 support. Reserved Use walking 1's algorithm to check out interface - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 66
PCI bus number • Assign memory & I/O resource • Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into memory address. 2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller. 4. Measure CPU speed. Reserved Invoke Video BIOS - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 67
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Reserved Reserved 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 write allocation for AMD K5 CPU. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 68
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 L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 69
drive power management boot devices 1. USB final initialization 2. Switch screen back to text mode Reserved NET PC: Build SYSID structure Reserved 1. Assign IRQs to PCI devices. 2. Set up ACPI table at top of the memory. Reserved 1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 70
Checkpoint 94h 95h 96h FFh Description 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program Daylight Saving 3. Program boot up speed 4. Chipset final initialization 5. Power management final initialization 6. Clear screen & dispaly summary table 7. Program K6 write allocation 8. Program P6 class write combining Update - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 71
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 T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 72
ENTER key to reboot Action/FRU 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 settings in Setup. 2. Enter BIOS Setup and set the Reset Resource Assignments - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 73
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 T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 74
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-ROM drive - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 75
. 2. Ensure the 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/DVD-ROM drive. Real-Time Clock - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 76
Display changing colors. Display problem not listed above (including blank or illegible monitor). Action/FRU 1. Monitor signal connection/cable. 2. Monitor 3. Video adapter card 4. System board 1. Monitor signal connection/cable 2. Monitor 3. System board 1. "Monitor". 2. Load default settings - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 77
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 Some or all keys on keyboard do not work. 1. Keyboard Power Supply Pressing power switch - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 78
Jumper and Connector Information Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the mainboard. Setting Jumpers Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pir are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 79
Connectors and Jumpers The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. U16 CON1 CN18 CN20 CN25 CN11 J9 CN8 CN34 CN15 ON1 CN27 CN27 CN24 USB_Header 1 CN26 CN21~CN22 CN12 ~ CN14 USB_Header 2 CN9 JP1 J10 CN35 72 Chapter 5 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 80
Slot #2 CPI Slot #3 ATX Power Connector ATX12V Power Connector Floppy Connector Reversal on illustration of mainboard jumpers CPU Fan Chassis Fan Front Panel with Intel spec. USB Header with Intel spec. USB Header with Intel spec. IEEE1394 Header Audio Header with Intel spec. CD-IN Header with BOX - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 81
supply first, then place the jumper cap on both pins of pin1 & pin2.Set JCC back to the normal status with pin2 & pin3 connected, then power on the system. J10: FWH Protect J10 1 2 HEADER_2X1 1-2 Empty Pin Number Pin Definition Lock Boot Block Unlock J9: VRM Delect J9 1 2 HEADER_2X1 1-2 Empty - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 82
IN(CN8) Pin Definition GND FAN_POWER12V SIO_FANSPD5V Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Pin Definition CD-L (CD In Left) CD-GND (Ground) CD-GND (Ground) CD-R (CD In Right) CN34:FRONT AUDIO HEADER Pin Number Pin Definition 1 FRONT_MIC 2 GND (GROUND) 3 NC 4 +5VA 5 LINE_OUT_R Pin Number Pin Definition - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 83
GND (GROUND) NC (NO CONNECT) NC (NO CONNECT) 1394_HDER2: INT 1394 HEADER Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 Pin Definition TPA+ TPAGND GND TPB+ CN25: ATX POWER CONNECTOR Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Definition +3.3V +3.3V GND +5V GND +5V GND PWR_OK +5V_SB +12V Pin Number 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Definition - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 84
I/O Audio Jack VGA Port MIC IN 2 Pin Number 3 4 5 LINE IN 22 23 24 25 LINE OUT 32 33 34 35 Pin Definition CEN_BP_OUT AND AVREF NC JD0 LFE_BP_OUT FRONT_OUT_L NC JD1 FRONT_OUT_R SURR_BP_L NC JD2 SURR_BP_R Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Definition Video Red Output Video Green Output Video Blue - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 85
NDCDA NSINA NSOUTA NDTRA GND NDSRA Pin 7 8 9 10 11 Pin Definition NRTSA NCTSA NRIA GND GND PS/2-KBMS 78 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin Definition KBDATA NC GND POWER KBCLK NC MSDATA NC GND Pin 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pin Definition - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 86
Dual USB&RJ45 CONN Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pin Definition USB PWR USBP2N_R USBP2P_R GND USB PWR USBP3N_R USBP3P_R GND NC LTDP_8100 LTDN_8100 LRDP_8100 LRDN_8100 NC Pin 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27,28 29,30 Pin Definition NC NC NC GND LINK_LEDJ +3.3V_SB ACTIVE_LEDJ +3.3V_SB - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 87
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of Aspire T320. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). Chapter 6 80 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 88
Exploded Diagram 81 Chapter 6 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 89
it, or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it. Aspire T320 Partname Description BOARD USB/AUDIO DAUGHTER BOARD FOXCONN USB BOARD CABLES IDE HDD CABLE ATA66 40PIN HDD DATA CABLE IDE CD-ROM CABLE ATA66 40PIN CD-ROM DATA CABLE IDE FDD CABLE 34PIN FDD DATA - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 90
Aspire T320 Partname DVD-ROM DRIVE Description DVD-ROM DRIVE 16X PIONEER DVD- DRV, DVD-ROM 16X40X, DVD-121RD PIONEER 121RD BLACK (BLACK) DVD-ROM DRIVE 16X HLDS GCR8162B ACER COLOR BLACK W/O ACER LOGO DRV, DVD-ROM 16X40X, GCR-8162B HLDS (BLACK) COMBO DRIVE COMBO DRIVE 48X HLDS GCC4480B BLACK - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 91
Aspire T320 Partname Description Acer INTEL P4 3.2G 512K 800FSB KC.DP001.32C FDD/FLOPPY DISK DRIVE FDD 1.44MB PANASONIC JU256A048P BLACK FDD,FANASONIC,JU-256A048P BLACK MOUSE USB 2 BUTTON+WHEEL KYE POWERSCROLL USB SILVER MOUSE ,POWER SCROLL USB OPTICAL ,2 BUTTON+WHEEL,SLIVER MS.PSE04.005 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 92
Aspire T320 Partname Description PS/2 KEYBOARD, KBP2971, NORWEGIAN VER., 105KEYS PS/2 KEYBOARD, KBP2971, VER., 105KEYS USB KEYBOARD, KU0355, BRAZILIAN VER., 107KEYS USB KEYBOARD, KU0355, BRAZILIAN VER., 107KEYS Acer Part No. KB.KBP03.086 KB.KBP03.087 KB.KBP03.088 KB.KBP03.089 KB.KBP03.090 KB - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 93
Aspire T320 Partname Description Acer Part No. USB KEYBOARD, KU0355, SWISS VER., 105KEYS USB KEYBOARD USB KEYBOARD, KU0355, CZECH, 104KEYS USB KEYBOARD, KU0355, CZECH, 104KEYS KB.KUS03.058 HDD/HARD DISK DRIVE HDD 40GB 3.5 IN. 5400RPM WD 400EB-42CPF0 HDD WD-400EB-42CPF0/ WD KH.04008.004 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 94
Aspire T320 Partname Description Acer Part No. HDD 80G 7200RPM ATA-100 HITACHI HDD 80G MEMORY DDR400 512MB NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G-5T DDR 400 512MB NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G-5T KN.51203.007 POWER SUPPLY POWER SUPPLY 230W W/O PFC FSP POWERSUPPLY-FSP230-60ATV FSP200-ATV(A) PY.23008.003 POWER SUPPLY - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 95
Model Definition and Configuration The Aspire T320 Model No. Define: 1. Trade Mark: Appendix A 2. Brand Name: Acer 3. Description: T Processor/ Chipset : Intel Pentium4/Intel 865GV+ICH5 T System Memory : 266/333/400 DDR-SDRAM T Drives : 5.25" x2 external for optical device, removable HDD bay 3.5" - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 96
89 Appendix A - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 97
Test Compatible Components Appendix B 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 89 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 98
Home Environment Test Item Mainboard Foxconn CPU Intel (400FSB) Intel(533FSB) Intel(800FSB) CPU Fan Sink Foxconn DIMM (DDR-333) Nanya Micron DIMM (DDR-400) Infineon Specifications Description F62V w/o 1394 w/i Acer LOGO w/i rear I/O bracket F62V-2 w/i 1394 Acer LOGO w/i I/O bracket F62V w/o 1394 - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 99
) Seagate WD Hitachi CD-ROM BTC MSI CD-RW Liteon DVD Pioneer Combo HLDS DVD Dual NEC Pioneer Appendix B Specifications DDR 400 256MB DDR Acer color, w/o acer logo (white) 4x DVD Dual, Acer color, w/o acer logo (black) 4x DVD Dual, Acer color, w/o acer logo (white) 4x DVD Dual, Acer color, w/o acer - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 100
card reader ECS Daughter Board Foxconn Mouse KYE Speaker Neosonica Specifications Description 4x DVD SuperMulti Plus(white) 4x DVD SuperMulti Plus reader 3.5" (black) 7-in-1 card reader UCR-61 UCR-61, w/1394 USB/Audio daughter board TBD PS/2 mouse, 2 button+wheel(white) PS/2 mouse, 2 button - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 101
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 for all models T User's manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Software - Acer Aspire T320 | Aspire T320 Service Guide - Page 102
94 Appendix C