Acer Aspire Z3170 driver and firmware
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Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 3
...disassembly Procedure 3-5 Disassembly Process 3-6
Disassembly Flowchart 3-7 Removing the Stand 3-9 Removing the Rear Cover 3-11 Removing the HDD 3-15 Removing the Converter Board 3-16 Removing the ODD 3-17 Removing the Camera 3-18 Removing the OSD Board 3-19 Removing the Bluetooth 3-20 Removing the Motherboard Shielding 3-21 Removing the Display Card 3-23 Removing the Memory 3-26
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... per memory module
Graphics 0
Discrete graphic cards supported (Microsoft DirectX 11) AT1 Radeon™ HD6570 AT1 Radeon™ HD6450
Display 0
21.5" Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, high-brightness (250-nit) LED-backlit TFT LCD 5 ms response time 16:9 aspect ratio
Touchscreen (AZ3171) 0
Integrated Windows 7 compliant multi-touch capable optical solution
Hardware...
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... port
OSD buttons
Side Source selection PC / HDMI-in button
Software
Fooz Kids Wild Tangent Touch WW Acer Edition (Touch) Wild Tangent WW Acer Edition (non-Touch) Skype AUPEO Bing Bar BingSetup Internet Explorer 9 Acer Clear.fi Client Acer Clear.fi TouchCam(Touch) YouCam (non-Touch) Nero 10 Essentials Acer Edition Touch Settings TouchPortal Acer Edition V3(Touch) Adobe Flash Player...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 12
... McAfee Internet Security Suite WW McAfee Virus Definitions Acer Identity Card Acer Registration Acer Updater Acer eRecovery Management Hotkey Utility v2.5 OOBE Offer Acer Edition Welcome Center clear.fi Tutorial Acer Accessory Store Netflix shortcut eBay Shortcut 2009
Accessories 0
Wireless / USB keyboard and mouse Remote controller
Adapter 0
135 W / 180 W (discrete VGA SKU) adapter with power...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 14
...in stable mode (Acer Assign System Power Unit) EPS 2.0 (The maximum no-load power consumption for EPS 2.0 is 0.5W or less for adapters with an output power of 50W to...(includes VGA card), touch panel control board. Apply aluminum foil between heatsink and VESA mount. The outside jacket of converter cable, LVDS cable, DVI cable and webcam cable are ...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 18
...by Jack Detection Resistor, Jack Detect function will be workable
Audio device should meet Microsoft Windows Professional and Windows 7 latest logo requirement
LAN 0 Controller: Realtek RTL8111E-VL Gigabit Ethernet controller Port: 1 x RJ45 rear port from Gigabit Ethernet Design Criteria: Should be worked under 10/100...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 32
CMOS Setup Utility 2-3 Entering CMOS setup 2-4 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 2-4 BIOS Setup Utility 2-5
AMI UEFI BIOS Flash SOP for DOS 2-15 AMI UEFI BIOS Flash SOP for Windows 2-19 AMI UEFI BIOS Flash SOP for SHELL 2-23 DMI Tool Utilities 2-26 LAN EEPROM Utilities 2-31
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System BIOS
Version and Build Date of BIOS installed on the system.
Processor
Intel series, Core Frequency and Count of CPU installed on the system.
Memory
Total size of system memory installed on the system.
Product Name
Product name of the system.
System Serial Number
Serial number of the system.
Asset Tag Number Asset Tag number of this system.
System Date
Set the...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 37
...SATA Port (AHCI Port) 2 information.
Selects power on state for Num Lock.
Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB device enumeration.
Advanced -> Advanced Chipset Configuration
Options N/A N/A N/A Off/On Disabled/Enabled
0
0
Table 2-3. Parameter
Intel EIST Intel XD Bit
System Utilities
Description
Intel EIST (Enhanced Intel Speed Step Technology) function support...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 41
Security 0
Table 2-7. Parameter
Supervisor Password:
Description Information only.
User Password:
Information only.
Change Supervisor Password
Valid Keys: (1)a-z (A-Z) non case sensitive. (2)0, 1-9 (3)11 special keys 4)Key pad: 0-9 support and */-+. (5 special keys) (5)Only support scan code.
Options
Not Installed/Installed
Not Installed/Installed
[Press Enter]
System Utilities
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Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 42
... is available if supervisor password is installed. If clear supervisor password, user password should also be cleared. All setup items will be view-only except user password item if login with user password, the hot key F9 (load default settings) is also not available to change BIOS settings.
Enabled/Disabled Boot Sector Virus Protection. Display this item if onboard SATA mode is IDE...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 49
AMI UEFI BIOS Flash SOP for Windows 0 1. Copy BIOS folder (ex: Boston-AAHD3-AG_D06 folder) under OS Desktop. 2. In BIOS folder, select WIN folder and execute "BIOS_WIN.bat" file. Please make sure the AFUWIN.exe tool version is 2.36 or later.
3. Press "Yes" to continue flashing BIOS.
System Utilities
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DMI Tool Utilities 0 1. Please make a DOS bootable device. 2. Copy DMI_TOOL folder into the DOS bootable device. 3. Boot to DOS mode and enter DMI_TOOL folder.
4. Update DMI Method. 1) Edit and execute batch file ZX4451.bat (ZX4450.bat for non-touch) to update DMI data. For Example:
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System Utilities
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 57
After finish update DMI data, please reboot the system. 2) Execute AMIDEDOS.EXE to update DMI data.
- Please check "Help" for each command. System Utilities
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Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 116
Replacing the LCD 0
Install the LCD one side bracket and screw it.
Table 3-26. ID
Size M3*4L (B)
Quantity 2
Screw Type
Install another LCD bracket 3-54
System Disassembly and Assembly
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 174
... SPD reading has failed Memory initialization error. Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match. Memory initialization error. No usable memory detected Unspecified memory initialization error. Memory not installed Invalid CPU type or Speed CPU mismatch CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed Internal CPU error reset PPI is...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 175
...to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from add-in PCI devices
Checkpoint 0xF0 0xF1 0xF2 0xF3 0xF4 0xF5-0xF7 0xF8 0xF9 0xFA 0xFB- 0xFF
Description Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery) Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery) Recovery process started Recovery firmware image is found Recovery firmware image is loaded Reserved for future AMI progress...
Acer Aspire Z3170 and Z3171 Desktop Service Guide - Page 176
BIOS Recovery 0
1. Put the BIOS.ROM (like P01-A0) to a bootable USB memory key (Disk on Key,DOK). 2. Install the DOK to the system 3. Press power button to boot the system. 4. The BIOS recovery function will be executed. (you will head a long beep and one short beep) 5. Press to enter BIOS setup menu when you see the logo and message
6. Press Proceed with flash update start...
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Calibration SOP of control board 0
Run test.bat and check whether the firmware is the latest version, if yes, press "Next", and it will skip the firmware update.
Troubleshooting
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Updating
It spends 10 seconds to update the firmware, after that, program will show "Pass" or "Fail", press exit to continue.
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Troubleshooting