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24.5" LCD Monitor Service Service Service ACER X25 Acer Monitor X25 LIFECYCLE EXTENSION GUIDE 1 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 2
Contents Important Safety Notice...3 1. Exploded view diagram with list of items...4 2. Mechanical Instruction ...5 3. Firmware Upgrade Process ...21 4. FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List...51 5. Trouble shooting instructions ...56 2 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 3
that neither his safety nor the safe operation of the equipment will be jeopardized by the service method selected. Hereafter throughout this manual, ACER Company will be referred to as ACER. WARNING Use of substitute replacement parts, which do not have the same, specified safety characteristics - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 4
USB BOARD KEY BOARD COAXIAL CABLE 51Pin to 51Pin 400(MB TO PANEL) TPV Part No. LSPCPQA1 750GBU25030UAJN000 Q34G8549AEM06S0100 LEPCLQA3 PTPCPQC3 CBPCPGQC1Q1 USBPQC0 KEPCPQB4 395GLM5151D606COAX 4 ACER Part No. #N/A #N/A #N/A 55.TK5M2.003 #N/A #N/A 55.TK5M2.006 #N/A - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 5
2. Mechanical Instruction Tools Required List the type and size of the tools that would typically can be used to disassemble the product to a point where components and - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 6
2.1 Disassembly Procedures: S1. Remove the STAND-BASE ASS'Y and unscrew the screw on rear cover. 6 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 7
S2. Remove the rear cover. Use a tool (like picture using) to open all latches. (Be careful the position of the key board.) S3. Disconnect the cables. 7 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 8
S4. Disconnect the pins, remove the Key board. Remove the LED MODULES. Use a tool (like picture using) to open all latches. Note: The TPV No. of the tool: BHT 07 5 The figure of the tool: Push outward each hook (red circle in picture) on the light bar with the end of the tool (red circle in picture) - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 9
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S5. Tear up all tapes. S6. Disconnect all of the cables as below. S7. Remove the screws to remove the middle frame and the panel. 10 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 11
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S8. Remove the screws to remove the boards. Disconnect all of the cables 12 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 13
S9. Remove the screws to remove the main board and the G-sync board. 13 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 14
2.2 Assembly Procedures: S1. Prepare a Main board and a G-sync board. Assemble as below S2 Connect the main board and the USB board. Prepare the mainframe. Assemble as below. 14 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 15
S3. Prepare a LED board, a Light Sensor board, a DECO bezel and the middle frame. Assemble as below. 15 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 16
S4. Prepare the panel assemble as below picture. 16 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 17
S5. Connect the pins as below picture. Assemble the Option board and the speakers. S6. Paste the tapes. S7. Prepare a key board, LED MODULES and rear cover to assemble it. 17 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 18
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S8. Connect the pins and assemble it. 19 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 20
S9. Prepare a STAND-BASE ASSY to assemble it. 20 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 21
3. Firmware Upgrade Process FPGA Upgrade Process 1. Materials list and connectio(Intel Altera FPGA--- The software has been updated out of the factory) Debug Port Power cable Power cable USB cable Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 ISP JIG: USB Blaster usb-blaster(driver) usb-blaster software 16.0 FW - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 22
This chapter describes how to flash Bitstream, Bitmaps Files (.bin),OSD control FW(.elf) and Panel profiles into GSYNC module. 1.2 Required Hardware G-SYNC monitor with power supply USB blaster To download the program code into the FPGA, we use the Terasic USB Blaster: http://www.terasic.com.tw - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 23
The software must install it to C disk, the path: C:\altera\16.0 older. 23 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 24
1.4 Flash Bitstream (if necessary) 1.4.1.Install USB Blaster driver.: 24 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 25
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1.4.2 If the driver install OK will appear this information: 1.4.3 Run Quartus Prime 16.0 Programmer, Click to set up the online device in numerical order as shown below 26 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 27
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1.4.4 Click on the following figure to open the file to be burned 28 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 29
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1.4.5 According to the figure below, the digital sequence began to burn FPGA 30 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 31
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For PUC FW upgrade: 1. Materials list and connection(The software has been updated out of the factory) Debug Port Power cable Power cable USB Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 ISP JIG:MSP430 Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 Conversion CABLE:395GH20026DM007000 MSP430 tool PUC FW Update connection mode, The - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 33
on the NVIDIA G-SYNC module and base board. These two micro-controllers take care of handling the button presses and the LED control of the monitor. One of the two micro-controllers is located on the G-sync module, and the second micro-controllers is located on the base board. 3.1.3 Required - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 34
3.1.6 Selecting the correct micro-controller Select the Group "MSP430G5xx", and the device (right underneath)"MSP430G5308.the voltage setting to 3.2v. 3.1.7 Selecting the correct communication protocol Click on the "setup->connection/device reset" menu, and the following popup should come up: 34 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 35
After install the driver, device manager will display this , software COM port need setting same with device manager, choose COM11,this moment the LED lamp will lighting with red and green. Make sure that the "Spy Bi Wire" communication - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 36
If the driver don't install ok, will display this message DriverInstaller.exe install the driver of MSP430-CDC. , click If this is newly purchased, or after install the driver reminder the following information, need to upgrade it to CDC driver, please contact fixture manufacturers and let them - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 37
3.1.8 Selecting the code file Now click the "Open code file" button, and browse to the "Acer_buttonKey.txt" file and select it. The window should now look like this: Guarantee the type of IC is same with TOOL setting, click "AUTO PROG" button to update. 37 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 38
3.1.9 Software version confirmation Go to the factory menu to confirm the PUC version, At present the latest 0.103, It is not this version(0.103) that needs to be updated. 38 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 39
For EUC KEY FW upgrade: 1、Materials list and connectio(The software has been updated out of the factory) Debug Port Power cable Power cable USB cable Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 ISP JIG:MSP430 Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 Conversion CABLE:395GH20026DM007000 EUC KEY FW Update connection mode, The - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 40
1.1.2 Selecting the code file Now click the "Open code file" button, and browse to the "Acer_buttonKey.txt" file and select it. The window should now look like this 40 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 41
1.1.3 Flash the code Now click the "AUTO PROG" Button. After finished, the screen should look like this: In the process of burning LED lamp will flashing red and green across When you need writing other machine, only need connect ok and press "space key" it will automatic update the FW don't need - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 42
If appear this error, please to update the version of software: Tool software update steps. 42 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 43
After tool software update success will appear this message; Note: How to remove the tool 43 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 44
For G-Sync FW upgrade: 1. Materials list and connection Debug Port Power cable Power cable Usb cable Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 ISP JIG: ARM-USB-TINY-H nvcygwin FW Conversion Board:PTPCPQC4 Conversion CABLE:395GH20026DM007000 ARM-USB-TINY-H USB 2.0 cable: 389G017553500H G-Sync FW Update - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 45
Purchase ARM-USB-TINY-H TOOL the company's contact way: fujian fuzhou xi chong automation co., LTD., Contact person: Hang.Xia Contact phone number: 15059972837 1.1.1 Install driver When insert the msp430 tool to PC, you need to install the driver. we suggest use windows 10 64bit 1.1.2 Nvcygwin FW - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 46
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1.1.5 Go to device Manager to confirm that the installation is complete. (In the red box below) 47 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 48
1.1.6 Obtain the FW compressed file of the machine to be burned, After unzipping execute the inside of the folder NVidia_GSync_R4_FwUpdateTool.exe To verify Checksum, press "Update F/W" to burn it 48 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 49
to do factory reset and enter factory menu to check the FW version. Press the key button 332211 to enter the factory menu; (1) Restart the monitor after open factory menu. And then open the user menu. 49 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 50
OSD FW Version: 50 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 51
printed Service Guide. For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your ACER office service of customer machines. NOTE:To scrap or to return the defective parts, you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how to dispose it properly, or follow the rules set by your regional ACER - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 52
LED BOARD LEPCLQA3 55.TK5M2.003 LED MODULE PCDMX27R1 369GAADW031HTK 55.TK5M2.008 LED MODULE PCDMX25M1 369GAADW032HTK NA LED MODULE PCDMX27L1 369GAADW033HTK 55.TK5M2.009 PANEL 750GBU25030UAJN000 NA PS SP 2.5W 63x22x20 BOX W50 94V1 4 R 378G0025689CLA 23.TCCM2.001 PS SP 2.5W 63x22x20 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 53
DP CABLE 1800 389G1878CAAFDD1400 NA USB 3.0 CABLE 1800 389G0175M02ALG 50.T28M2.003 AC POWER CORD 1800 for China C5 089G614A18N-IS 27.LNY0B.004 FFC CABLE 10PIN TO 10PIN 500(MB 395G176A0107100000 NA TO IR) FFC CABLE 15Pin to 15Pin 220 0.5mm(MB TO 395G176A0155040000 NA OPTION BOARD) - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 54
HARNESS 8pin to 4pin+4 pin 250/650(MB TO 395GH20008DM057000 NA LED) HARNESS 6Pin to 6Pin 620(MB TO 395GK20006DM048000 NA KEY) COAXIAL CABLE 51Pin to 51Pin 400(MB TO 395GLM5151D606COA X NA PANEL) HARNESS 4pin to 2pin+2pin 620 / 395GS20004WM153000 NA 270(MB TO SPK) BEZEL ASSY - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 55
KEY_FUNCTION Q33G1800AEM01L0100 NA stand-base ass'y Q37G101101700000FH NA MAINFRAME Q15G468410110100YM NA 55 - Acer PREDATOR X25 | Lifecycle Extension Guide - Page 56
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