Acer Aspire T690 driver and firmware
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Aspire T690 User's Guide EN - Page 3
...package
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Connecting peripherals
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Starting your computer
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Shutting down your computer
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System upgrade
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Opening the computer
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Setting up new components
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Troubleshooting
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Taking care of your computer
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Important tips
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Cleaning and servicing
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To clean your computer and keyboard
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To clean your pointing device
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To clean your optical mouse
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To clean your monitor...
Aspire T690 User's Guide EN - Page 8
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Setting up your computer
The Aspire series is a versatile and powerful system, supporting an Intel® CPU. The computer uses a state-of-the-art bus architecture, which improves system efficiency and helps the system support varied multimedia and software applications.
Your Aspire series has standard I/O (input/output) interfaces such as a parallel port, PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, USB ports...
Aspire T690 User's Guide EN - Page 9
...damaged, contact your dealer immediately: • Aspire series • PS/2 or USB keyboard (manufacturing option) • PS/2 or USB mouse (manufacturing option) • Speakers (selected models only) • User's Guide and Starter poster Other user documentation and third-party software.
Connecting peripherals
After everything is connected, plug the power cord into the system and insert the...
Aspire T690 User's Guide EN - Page 10
... within your Aspire series system.
In order to ensure proper setup and installation, please refer to the instructions provided with your new components.
Probable upgrades are: - Upgrade to high-capacity HDD - Expand high-level memory - Upgrade from a CD-ROM drive to CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD writer - Install additional interface cards in empty PCI slots, e.g., PCI fax/modem card
Aspire T690 User's Guide EN - Page 13
... step on the power cord or place heavy objects on top of it.
Carefully route the power cord and any cables away from foot traffic. • When unplugging the power cord, do not...your software and/or drivers to see if you can select other settings to make viewing the screen more comfortable.
Cleaning and servicing
To clean your computer and keyboard
1 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord...
Aspire T690 User's Guide EN - Page 16
...servicing to qualified
service personnel under the following conditions:
a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
b If liquid has been spilled into the product.
c If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
d If the product does not operate normally when the operating
instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls...service.
12 Use only the proper type of power supply cord set...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire T690 AcerPower FH/SK50
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
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T690 and AcerPower FH/SK50 service guide.
Date
Chapter
Updates
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Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 3
... in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 4
... this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 19
...Re-install bundled software without CD 5. Change Acer eRecovery password
Create backup
Users can create and save backup images to hard drive, CD, or DVD. 1. Boot to Windows XP 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next 5. In the Recovery settings window...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 20
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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 password to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5. In the Recovery settings window, select...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 21
... system has password protection. Please enter 000000:" is displayed. 4. Enter six zeros and continue. 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...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 22
... ROM, PCI 2.3 Yes Yes Yes
NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility.
BIOS Hotkey List
Delete
Hotkey
Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility
Description
Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
Main Board Major Chips
Item NorthBridge SourthBridge AGP controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Keyboard controller...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 23
...Cache RAM speed
One-half the processor core clock frequency
L2 Cache function control
Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
L2 Cache scheme
Fixed in write-back
Video Interface
Item Video controller Video controller resident bus Video Interface AGP Slot
Intel ICH7 PCIE x16 1
Specification
Audio Interface
Item Audio controller Audio controller Type Audio Channel Audio function control
Specification...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 30
... Board S/N: Displays the serial number of the main board.
T System BIOS Version: Specifies the version of the BIOS utility.
T SMBIOS Version: The System Management Interface (SM) BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up. This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS utility installed...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 31
... items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.
T IDE Devices (none): Your computer has one IDE channel and can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). Use this item to configure each device on the IDE channel. This main board features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 34
...): All processors that can be installed in this main board use internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance.
T Hyper-Threading Technology (Enabled): This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper-Threading and you are using a Hyper-Threading CPU.
T Quick Power On...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 35
.... APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
T MPS Version Control For OS (1.4): This item displays MPS version control for OS.
T OS Select For DRAM > 64MB (Non-OS2): This item is only required if you have installed more than 64MB of memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave...
Aspire T690/Power FH Service Guide - Page 41
Power Management Setup
This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending on RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events.
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup
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ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Run ...