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Aspire SA80 AcerPower S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire SA80/AcerPower S280 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 -on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 7
Table of Contents Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 72 Power-On Self-Test (POST 73 POST Check Points 74 POST Error Messages List 80 Error Symptoms List 82 Chapter 5 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87 Exploded Diagram 88 Parts 89 VIII - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 8
Table of Contents IX - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 9
. The SiS661GX Northbridge chipset features the AGTL & AGTL+ compliant bus driver technology with integrated on-die termination to support Intel Pentium 4 series processors with FSB 800 MHz (by overclocking). The memory controller supports DDR only. It can offer bandwidth up to 3.2 GB/s under - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 10
128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB DDR memory technologies 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 Graphics T Graphic Port : AGP8X T AGP Slot - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 11
for three mini-audio jacks (Stereo Line In, Stereo Line Out and Stereo Microphone In) LAN T T T Type : RealTek 8201CL Supports 10/100MB Ethernet environment Reserved disable function on both hardware & BIOS side (Default is enabled). IEEE 1394 T IEEE 1394 Controller : N/A T IEEE 1394 Port - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 12
I/O Connector T Controller : Super I/O ITE 8705F Rear I/O Connector T 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port T 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port T 1 VGA Port T 1 10/100 LAN Port T 4 USB Ports T 3 ports jack support AC97' audio output Onboard Connector T 1 CPU socket T 2 Memory slots T 3 PCI slots T 1 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 13
power connector 5 IDE 2 Secondary IDE connector 6 IDE 1 Primary IDE connector 7 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 8 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 9 SATA SATA 10 USB3-4 Front Panel USB headers 11 BIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper 12 COM2 Onboard serial port header 13 AUX-IN - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 14
No. Label Component 15 CD_IN Analog audio input connector 16 PCI1~PCI3 32-bit add-on card slots 17 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot 18 ATX12V 4-pin 12V power connector 19 Panel Front panel switch/LED header 6 Chapter 1 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 15
Block Diagram PCI Slot 1, 2, 3 RJ45 LAN RTL8201CL LGA775 CPU VGA CONN VGA AGP SLOT AGP 4X/8X PCI AC'97 6CH AUDIO CODEC AC LINK PS/2 MOUSE / KEYBOARD FLASH ROM FSB533 SiS661GX DDR400 DIMM 1, 2 MuTIOL@1G ATA133 IDE CONN 1, 2 SiS964 SATA 1.0 SATA CONN 1, 2 USB 2.0 USB Port 1, 3 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 16
Aspire SA80 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 17
Aspire SA80 Rear Panel No. Description No. Description 1 Power cord socket 3 Fan aperture 5 PS/2 mouse Voltage selector switch 4 PS/2 keyboard connector 6 Serial port 8 Monitor connector 10 RJ-45 Ethernet connector 12 Line-out Jack 14 Extension card slots Chapter 1 9 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 18
AcerPower S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 19
2.0 ports 11 Microphone jack 13 Line-in jack No. NoD.escription Description 2 Voltage selector switch 4 PS/2 keyboard connector 6 Serial port 8 Monitor connector 10 RJ-45 Ethernet connector 12 Line-out Jack 14 Extension card slots Chapter 1 11 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 21
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 and the appearance might be different - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 22
, click Next. Follow the instruction on screen to complete the process. Restore from backup Users can restore backup previously created (as stated in the Create backup section) from hard drive, CD, or DVD. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 24
Acer disc-to-disc recovery Restore without a Recovery CD This recovery process helps you restore the C: drive with the original software content that is installed when you purchase your notebook. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be reformatted and all data will be - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 25
0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) 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 Specification Award v6.0 Flash - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 27
Item IDE controller IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Specification SiS661GX AGP bus 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 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 28
Floppy disk drive Interface Item Floppy disk drive controller Floppy disk drive controller resident bus Support FDD format ITE8705F ISA bus Specification 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB Parallel Port Item Parallel port controller Parallel port controller resident bus Number of parallel ports - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 29
1 hour per axis in all 3 axes Mechanical Specifications 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 Button USB Keyboard LAN RTC Modem (Ring) S1 S3 S4 S5 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 30
timer for hard disk drive devices (0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute). T Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface). T Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Resume method: device activated (Keyboard for DOS, keyboard & mouse for Windows). T Resume recovery time - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 31
Jumper Setting This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the mainboard. Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 32
Checking Jumper Jumper CLR_CMOS 3-pin Type BIOS_WP 2-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting(Default) 1-2 : Clear 2-3 : Normal Before clearing the CMOS,make sure to turn off the system BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable Short: Write Disable Illustration Clear CMOS 1 BIOS_WP 1 24 Chapter 1 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 33
Checking Connector CPU_FAN: CPU Cooling Fan Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 Control FAN Control Signal SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN: FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 34
on ATX or Micro ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Illustration Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED+ 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED- 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch 9 RSVD Reserved Pin Signal Function 2 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED+ 4 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 35
PSKBM1 PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard (Front Side View) Figure-(1) 16 14 12 15 13 11 6 4 2 5 3 1 (Pinout Top-View) 3 5 13 15 PS/2 Keyboard 1 KBDATA 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 KBCLK 6 NC COM1 Illustration Front Side View 123 4 5 67 8 9 Pinout Top-View Figure-(2) PS/2 Mouse 11 MDATA 12 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 36
COM2 Illustration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LPT Pin Signal Name 1 DCDB 3 TxD 5 Ground 7 RTSB 9 RI Pin Signal Name 2 RxD 4 DTRB 6 DSRB 8 CTSB 10 KEY Front Side View Pinout Top-View Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE 2 PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6 9 PD7 10 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 37
USBLAN1 (Pinout Top-View) G5 G1 U4 U8 G3 L2 G7 L1 L9 G6 G2 U1 U5 G4 L8 G8 L7 L12 Pin Signal Name U1 VCC U2 -DATA0 U3 +DATA0 U4 GND U5 VCC U6 -DATA0 U7 +DATA0 U8 GND G1 HOLE_USB G2 HOLE_USB G3 HOLE_USB G4 HOLE_USB G5 HOLE_LAN G6 HOLE_LAN Pin Signal Name G7 HOLE_LAN - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 38
USB G5 G1 G2 G6 1 PWR 2 3 G3 PWR 5 D0- D1- D0+ D1+ 4 GND 6 7 GND 8 G4 9 PWR 11 TB- 10GND TB+ 13 TA- 12 TA+ 14 G7 G8 Pin Signal Name 1 VCC 2 -DATA0 3 +DATA0 4 GND 5 VCC 6 -DATA1 7 +DATA1 8 GND G1 HOLE_USB G2 HOLE_USB G3 HOLE_USB G4 HOLE_USB Pin Signal - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 39
FDD (Top-View) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 3 Ground 5 Keypin 7 Ground 9 Ground 11 Ground 13 Ground 15 Ground 17 Ground 19 Ground 21 Ground 23 Ground 25 Ground 27 Ground 29 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 40
28 30 32 34 36 38 40 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 Pin Signal Name 1 RESET- 3 DD7 5 DD6 7 DD5 9 DD4 11 DD3 13 DD2 15 DD1 17 DD0 19 Ground 21 DMARQ 23 DIOW- 25 DIOR- 27 IORDY 29 DMACK- 31 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 41
(Top-View) 1 2 3 4 CD_IN Illustration 4 3 2 1 USB3/USB4 Illustration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sense 4 Control Pin Signal Name 1 CD_L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD_R Pin Signal Name 1 USBPWR0 3 USB_FP_P0- 5 USB_FP_P0+ 7 GND 9 KEY Pin - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 42
8 KEY 10 AUD_RET_L Rear I/O Panel Connectors PS/2 mouse Parallel port (LPT1) PS/2 keyboard Serial port COM 1 VGA port Line-in Line-out Microphone Dual USB +LAN Dual USB 34 Chapter 1 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 43
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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 44
XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup XPnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit IJKL F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 45
The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu. T Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. T This will display the current status of your PC. T Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency and voltage settings can be loaded through this menu. T Load - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 46
information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support). Product Names System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System BIOS Version SMBIOS Version BIOS Release Date Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye Product Information Aspire SA80/ AP S280 Item Help - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 47
XIDE Channel 2 Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup But Keyboard] allowed in the month Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory KLIJ: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 48
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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 49
CPU Feature Press [Enter] Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Press [Enter] Uses internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, LAN, Disabled (Disable - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 50
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 in faster system performance. When Normal is selected, A20 is - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 51
VID Limit CPUID Max. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect Description This item displays CPU's temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU. This item represents the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 52
Priority Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Ch3 M. : WDC WD2500JD-22HBC0 Item Help 2. Bootable Add-in Cards Menu Level X KLIJ: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help 44 Chapter - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 53
F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Parameter DRAM Clock/Timing Control AGP & P2P Bridge Control OnChip AGP Control System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Description Option This submenu is used to set some parameters of memory controller. [Press Enter] This submenu is used to set some - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 54
factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU. This item controls such as memory interleaving, or memory configuration properly. The RAS Precharge value is typically about the same as the RAM - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 55
Values F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Parameter AGP Aperture Size Graphic Window WR Combin 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 Use this item to enable or - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 56
CMOS Setup Utilitye OnChip AGP Control [32MB] Item Help Menu Level X KLIJ: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help Parameter VGA Share Memory Size Description Select VGA Share Memory Size Option 16MB/32MB/64MB - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 57
Device Onboard LAN function Onboard LAN boot ROM IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select "Enabled" for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can support. Disabled Enabled If you installed a PCI VGA card and an AGP PCI Slot card - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 58
your hard disk performance becomes unstable, you may manually supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary and secondary IDE connectors. Auto Disabled IDE DMA transfer access IDE Burst Mode This item is allow you to Enable/Disable DMA function. This allows your hard disk controller - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 59
AC97 AUDIO SiS Serial ATA Controller SiS Serial ATA Mode 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 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 60
UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Description Option 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 onboard serial port 1 Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 61
Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ HDD Power Down ACPI aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/Me, select . In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains memory and wake-capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory. The information stored in memory - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 62
video buffer. DPMS Supported: Initial display power management signaling modem can wake up the system. Or you may wish to turn Off IRQ12 (the PS/2) mouse as a wake-up event, so accidentally brushing the mouse does not awaken the system. [Press Enter] Enables you to set the delay time before the CPU - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 63
Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. Disabled Enabled This option is weaken up by onboard LAN. Enabled This option is used to enable or disable the Disabled system to be weaken up by PCI card. Enabled This option - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 64
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 -saving time-out counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive, serial ports, or the parallel port. Disabled Enabled When this item - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 65
go into each of the sub menu to choose specific resources. Auto (ESCD) Manual The items are adjustable only when "Resources Press Enter Controlled By" is set to Manual. By pressing "Enter" to access the sub menu. Disabled - Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 66
IRQ Resources IRQ-3 assigned to IRQ-4 assigned to IRQ-5 assigned to IRQ-7 assigned to IRQ-9 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to IRQ-14 assigned to IRQ-15 assigned to Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye IRQ Resources [ PCI Device ] [ PCI Device ] [ PCI Device ] Item Help Menu - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 67
the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Description Options CPU Smart FAN Control Enable smart fan control function. --When the CPU temperature is higer than 65 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will run at full speed. --The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly depand on the temperature if the - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 68
Frequency Control CPU Speed CPU speed from your system 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 . If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 69
performance 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 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 70
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 password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely. Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 71
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 63 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 72
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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 73
Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 This chapter will guide you how to disassemble and reassemble Aspire SA80/AcerPower S280. 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 74
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. 66 Chapter 3 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 75
you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service. The difference between Aspire SA80/AcerPower S280 is the outlooking but the inner disassembly and reassembly shown. Removing the Cables from Mainboard 1. Disconnect the LCE instruction cable from mainboard. Chapter 3 67 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 76
2. Disconnect the USB4 from the mainboard. 3. Disconnect the audio cable from the mainboard. 4. Disconnect the two cables from mainboard. 5. Disconnect the power cable from the mainboard. 68 Chapter 3 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 77
Disconnect the Cables from Device 1. Disconnect the Power cable and IDE cable from the ODD. 2. Disconnect the two cables from the rear of FDD. 3. Disconnect the two SATA cables from the HDD. Removing the ODD, FDD and HDD 1. Loosen the two screws on each side to detach the ODD. 2. Loosen the two - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 78
from the bracket. Removing the DIMM 1. Pop up the clips on both sides. (Be aware of the arrow positions) 2. Take the memory away from the slot. Removing the Heatsink and CPU 1. Disconnect the PSW fan cable from the mainboard. 2. Fully loosen the four screws on the four corners. 3. Disconnect the - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 79
Removing the Mainboard 1. Loosen these scerws (total screws are 8) from the mainboard. 2. Detach the mainboard from the chassis. 71 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 80
Troubleshooting Chapter 4 This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the Aspire SA80/AcerPower S280 T Power-On Self-Test (POST) T POST Check Points T POST Error Messages List T Error Symptoms List Chapter 4 72 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 81
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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 82
Acer BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch Reserved 1. Blank out screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag Reserved 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Initialize 8042 self-test 1. Test special keyboard controller - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 83
Init onboard H/W monitor devices Initialize INT 09 buffer Reserved 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K 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. 75 Chapter 4 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 84
BIOS Reserved 1. Initialize double-byte language font (Optional) 2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed, full screen logo. Reserved Rederved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1. Calculate total memory by testing - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 85
MTRR of M1 CPU 2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU. 4. On MP utility. Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined. Reserved Initialize PS/2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 86
to "Auto". Reserved 1. Initialize floppy controller 2. Set up floppy related drive. - ALT+F2 is prrssed. Detect serial ports & parallel ports Reserved Reserved Detect & install co-processor Reserved Init HDD write protect Reserved Reserved Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 87
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 keyboard LED & typematic rate 1. Build MP table 2. Build - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 88
Error System Management Memory Bad Memory Error at MMMM:SSSS:OOOOh RAM Parity Error PS/2 Keyboard Error or Keyboard Not Connected PS/2 Keyboard Interface Error PS/2 Keyboard Locked Onboard xxx... Conflict(s) Floppy Disk Controller Error Floppy Drive A Error Floppy Drive B Error On Board - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 89
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 of the PnP/PCI Options to Yes, then reboot the system. 3. Remove all adapter cards that are NOT factoryinstalled - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 90
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" System hangs - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 91
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 LED doesn't come - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 92
disk. 2. CD/DVD-ROM drive power. 3. CD/DVD-ROM drive CD/DVD-ROM drive does not read and there are no messages are displayed. 1. CD may have dirt or foreign material on it. Check with a known good disc. 2. Ensure the CD/DVD-ROM driver is installed properly. 3. CD/DVD-ROM drive. CD/DVD-ROM drive - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 93
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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 94
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 software from Recovery CD. No system power, or - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 95
) listing in global configurations of Aspire SA80 / AcerPower S280. Refer to 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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 96
Exploded Diagram 88 Chapter 6 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 97
AUDIO DAUGHTER BOARD READER 9-IN-1 CARD READER MODULE 3.5 IN. KYE CABLE IDE HDD CABLE ATA66 40PIN LED CABLE ASSY (POWER SWITCH CABLE, POWER LED CABLE, HDD LED CABLE) AUDIO CABLE 8PIN 2CON FRONT INTERNAL USB CABLE IDE CD ASSY RETENTION MODULE 42.S17VF.001 (Aspire SA60) 60.P04VF.001 (AcerPower S260 - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 98
.003 BLACK DVD-ROM DRIVE DVD-ROM DRIVE 16X/52X HLDS GDR8163B BLACK F/W 0120 DVD-ROM DRIVE 16X/52X HLDS GDR-8163B KV.0160D.005 BLACK DVD-ROM 16X LITEON SOHD-16P9S LF DVD-ROM 16X LITEON SOHD-16P9S LF BLACK BLACK KV.01604.007 DVD-ROM 16X PIONEER DVD-123RD LF DVD-ROM 16X PIONEER DVD-123RD LF - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 99
DISK DRIVE FDD 1.44MB PANASONIC JU-256A198PC FDD,PANASONIC,JU-256A198PC BLACK BLACK ADD-ON CARD VGA CARD 128M/64BIT ,DB3360 MODEM CARD 56K D-1156I#/A1A WITH MODEM CARD 56K D-1156I#/A1A WITH KYE MOUSE PS/2 WHEEL ACER(002) GENIUS POWERSCROLL WHITE GENIUS POWERSCROLL PS/2 BALL ACER(002) PS/2 BALL - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 100
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 Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 101
KU0355, CANADIAN/ FRENCH VER., 105KEYS KB.KUS03.009 HDD/HARD DISK DRIVE HDD 40GB 7200RPM SEAGATE ALPINE/ HDD 40GB 7200RPM SEAGATE ALPINE/BPA SHIELDING MEMORY MEMORY DDR 400 256MB PQI MDAD302HA MDAD-302HA KN.2560K.001 MEMORY DDR 400 512MB PQI MDAD402HA MDAD-402HA KN.5120K.001 MEMORY DDR - Acer Power S280 | Aspire SA80 and Power S280 Service Guide - Page 102
PSC CHIP MEMORY DDR 400 512MB SCREW FDD, USB BOARD SCREW SCREW M3*6(FDD,USB BOARD,OPTICAL DRIVE) SCREW#6-32UNC SCREW#6-32UNC SCREW #6-32 SCREW #6-32 SCREW USB M-1118B ACER LOGO 2.0 SPEAKER, USB, M-1118B, ACER LOGO SPEAKER 2.0 USB M-1118B ACER LOGO 2.0 SPEAKER, USB, M-1118B, ACER LOGO, W/