Specifications

Section 2: PCB Installation and Startup
2-8 ◆ Section 2: PCB Installation and Startup Aspire S Hardware Manual
Switch Settings and LED Indications
The LED indications on the CPU represent the following:
● RUN (LD2) = Indicates the CPU is operating
● LED 1 (LD1), 3 (LD3) and 4 (LD4) = Indicate system alarms
● LED 5 (LD5) = Status of Compact Flash Card (off with no flash card installed)
● LED 6 (LD6) and 7 (LD7) = Indicates the status of single line ports 1 and 2 (off when on-hook)
Refer to Program 90-10 : System Alarm Setup for details on assigning alarm LEDs.
Switch
Switch
Setting
Operation
SW1 - Load Switch - While powering up the system and holding the SW1 switch (SW3-2
switch set to off):
• With a PC-ATA: System software is updated.
• Without a PC-ATA: System boots loading stored software.
• With a Card Other Than a PC-ATA: The card is ignored and the sys-
tem boots loading stored software.
While po
wering up the system without holding the SW1 switch:
• The system boots loading software stored in flash memory.
SW3 3
1
Debugging Mode (CN1 connector used for debugging)
Normal Mode (CN1 connector used for serial interface)
SW4 3
1
(Factory Use) Used to initially load system software
Normal Mode
LED Indication
Status
RUN (LD2) LED1 LED3 LED4 LED5
On Off Off Off On Steady with
card installed
System starting up
Off Off Off Off On Steady with
card installed
System initializing
Off On Off Access Blink On Steady with
card installed
Initializing or formatting the disk
Off Off On On On Steady with
card installed
Boot program is initializing in the
flash memory
Off On On Access Blink On Steady with
card installed
Loading system software
On Blinking Blinking Blinking On Steady with
card installed
Completing system program
update
On Blinking Off Off On Steady with
card installed
Completing boot software update
On Blinking Blinking Off On Steady with
card installed
Completing disk formatting
(SRAM, Flash)
Blinking Off Off Off On Steady with
card installed
DRAM error