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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide.
Date
08-17-2012 08-22-2012
Version
First Draft V1.00
Chapter
Updates
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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 4
... dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. HDMI, the HDMI logo, and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks...
Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 5
... this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES
NOTE
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. Gives additional information related to the current topic.
WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Alerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems...
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... 57 Checkpoints 58 POST Error Indicators 62
Configuring the ME Firmware 73 Clearing CMOS 74 BIOS Recovery 75 BIOS Update 76
Updating the BIOS in DOS Mode 76 Updating the BIOS in Windows Mode 77
System Architecture 81
Block Diagram 81 Mainboard Layout 82
Jumper Setting 83
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) List 85
Exploded Diagram 86 Aspire XC600 FRU List 87
Technical Specifications...
Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 9
...11 b/g/n wireless network
adapter and Wireless 802.11b/g/n USB Adapter • Modem option: 56K Low Profile Dial-Up PCI-E Modem
• One HDD bay suppporting 3.5-inch 25.4 mm SATA HDDs • Support SATA HDD in 160 - 1500 GB capacities
• One ODD bay supporting 5.25-inch standard SATA ODD • Supports DVD-R/RW drive or DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
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... LED Indicators
Component I/O ports
Description
• Front panel - USB ports (two) - Headphone jack - Microphone jack - Multi-in-1 card reader slots
• Rear panel - PS/2 keyboard port - PS/2 mouse port port - External display (VGA) port - HDMI port - USB 2.0 ports (four) - USB 3.0 ports (two) - Ethernet jack (RJ45) - Microphone, line-out, and line-in jacks
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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 17
... system values. Press to save changes and close the Setup Utility. If you press this key: • On one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays. • On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays. • When you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without
making a selection.
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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 66
...the network cable and all connected peripheral devices from the computer. 4. Place the computer on a flat, steady surface. 5. Remove the side panel as described in page 26. 6. Verify that the processor, memory module(s), and expansion board(s) are properly seated. 7. Verify that all power and data cables are firmly and properly attached to the installed drives. 8. Verify that all cable connections...
Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 68
... video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs.
Initializes all the output devices.
Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. Give control to ADM module for initialization. Initialize language and font modules for ADM. Activate ADM module.
Initializes the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text information.
Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup...
Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 69
... detection. Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs. Initializes remaining option ROMs. Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam. Log errors encountered during POST. Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error. Execute BIOS setup if needed / requested. Check boot password if installed. Late POST initialization of chipset registers. Program the peripheral...
Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 74
... the refresh timer hardware failed to pass the Refresh
failed
Retrace Test.
Interrupt Controller-1 BIOS POST could not initialize the Master Interrupt Controller. This may indicate a
error
problem with system hardware.
Interrupt Controller-2 BIOS POST could not initialize the Slave Interrupt Controller. This may indicate a
error
problem with system hardware.
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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 76
... set to Enabled.
the Control Panel.
• Reload software from Recovery CD.
Blinking cursor only; system does not work. • IDE drive connection/cables
• IDE disk drives
• See "Undetermined Problems".
• Mainboard
NOTE Ensure the memory modules are installed properly and the contact leads are clean before diagnosing any system problems.
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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 77
... headphone jack of the CD/DVD-ROM has an
no sound output.
output.
• Turn up the sound volume.
• Speaker power/connection/cable.
• CD/DVD-ROM drive.
NOTE Make sure the optical disc drive is configured correctly in CMOS Setup, the cable/jumper are set correctly and the drive's optical lens is clean before diagnosing any optical drive problems.
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.../Error
Action/FRU
Audio software program invoked but no • Speaker power/connection/cable sound comes from speakers.
Modem-related Symptoms
Symptom/Error
Action/FRU
Modem ring cannot wake up system from • For an external modem, make sure Power on By Ring in
suspend mode.
BIOS Setup or Power Management is set to Enabled. For the
PCI modem, make sure Wake up by PCI card is set...
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...• Power switch cable assembly.
Executing software shutdown from • Enter CMOS Setup and load the default settings. Windows98 Start menu does not turn off • Reload software from Recovery CD. the system. (Only pressing power button can turn off the system).
No system power, or power supply fan is • Power supply
not running.
• Mainboard
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Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 81
... (ME) firmware before updating the BIOS. Use the ME_DISABLE jumper to do this. • 1-2 position: Normal operation (default) • 2-3 position: ME disable
To disable the ME firmware: 1. Turn off the power to the computer and all peripherals. 2. Unplug the power cord from the computer. 3. Unplug the network cable and all connected peripheral devices from the computer. 4. Place the computer on...
Acer Aspire XC600 Desktop Service Guide - Page 85
... BIOS updating procedure is for a computer running a 32- or 64-bit Windows OS. 1. Press the power button to turn on the computer. 2. Click Start | Command Prompt | Run as administrator.
3. Perform the steps below if your computer is running 32-bit Windows. a. Key in 'cd wintool\32'. (Go to BIOS path like "D:\WinTool\32")
b. Key in 'wflash2M.bat' or 'wflash2M'.
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... software 2
audio headphone jack 4 microphone jack, rear 5 troubleshooting 70
B
beep codes 72
BIOS 92
checkpoints 58 clear CMOS 74 crisis recovery disk 75 recovery 75 system passwords 19 update, DOS mode 76 update, Windows mode 77 vendor 92 Version 92
block diagram 81
boot block checkpoints 58 execute 75
Boot Options menu 21
boot sequence 21
button optical drive eject 4
C card reader multi...
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...optical disc drive
troubleshooting 69
OS support 1 P
PC Card 93
PC Health Status submenu 15, 16
PCMCIA 93
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port HDMI 5
POST, see Power-On Self-Test 60 power
ACPI compliance 2 button/indicator 4 specifications 2 power management
BIOS settings 17, 18
specifications 2
Power menu 17, 18
power supply unit troubleshooting 71
Power-On Self-Test beep codes 72 checkpoints 60 error messages 62
processor...
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... 91 temperature
operating 3 temperature monitoring 15 troubleshooting
BIOS checkpoints 58 BIOS recovery 75 BIOS update 76 clearing CMOS 74 component failure 68 disabling ME firmware 73 hardware diagnostic procedure 57 POST error indicators 62 U undetermined problems 72 USB ports bootable device 14
front 2, 4, 5
legacy device 14 rear 5 user password 19 V VGA port 5 video troubleshooting 70
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