Acer Aspire M3800 User manual

Aspire M3800

Service Guide

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M3800 Service Guide.

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Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and

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resulting from any defect in the software.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

MESSAGES

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information

related to the current topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from

doing or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible

hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT Remind

ou to do s

ecific actions relevant to the

accomplishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the

following general information.

1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to

the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering.

To better fit local market requirements and enhance product

competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the

functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory

capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this

generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or

the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical

details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the

most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If,

for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in

the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE

PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code

to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use

the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair

and service of customer machines.

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Features……………………………………………………………………………………………... 1

Block Diagram…………………………………………………………..………………...………..6

Aspire M3800 Front Panel…….....................................................…………..…….……………………….…..……....7

Aspire M3800 Rear Panel……....................................................……………………………………..…….………8

Hardware Specifications and Configurations………………….…….……..9

Power Management Function (ACPI support function)…………………………..…...14

Chapter 2 System Utilities 16

Entering Setup…………………………………………………………………………..17

Product Information………………………………………………………..19

Standard CMOS Setup………………………….…….……………………………………20

Advanced BIOS Features………………………………………..……………………21

Advanced Chipset Setup………………………...…………………………………………..22

Integrated Peripherals…………………………...…………………………………………..23

Power Management…………………………………………………………25

PC Health Status……………………………………………………………...26

Frequency/Voltage Control……………..………………………….…….27

BIOS Security Features…………..…………………………….…….28

Load Default Settings………………………………………………..……. 29

Save & Exit Setup………………………………………………….…………30

Exit Without Saving………………………………………………….……..31

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 32

General Information………………………………………………………. 33

Disassembly Procedure……………………………………………………34

Spire M3800 Disassembly Procedure……......................................………35

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 50

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 51

Jumper Setting…………………………………………………..………………..51

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 57

Exploded Diagram………………………………………………………….58

System Specifications

Features

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Vista Premium SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Home Basic SP1

Linpus Linux X-Windows mode

Free Dos

Processor

Socket Type: Intel® Socket T LGA 775 pin

Processor Type:

CPUs which compliant with Intel FSB 800/1066/1333 MHz CPUs

Chipset

Intel G43+ ICH10R

PCB

Form Factor: Micro ATX

Dimension/Layer: 244mm x244mm

Memory

1GB / 2GB DDR3 1333/1066/800 Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM support

Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 8GB

Support un-buffered DIMM (Intel ICH10R)

DIMM Slot: 4

Memory Max: 1GB to 8GB DDR2 memory technologies

PCI

PCI Express Slot Type: x16

PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity: 1

PCI Express Slot Type: x1

PCI Express x1 Slot Quantity: 1

PCI Slot Type:

PCI Slot Quantity: 2

SATA

Slot Type: SATA slot

Slot Quantity: 6

Storage Type support:

HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD

Dual/DVD SuperMulti Plus/Blu-Ray ODD

Audio

Audio Type: HD audio codec

Audio Channel: 7.1 channel

Audio Controller /Codec: ALC888S HD codec 7.1

Connectors support:

Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition, example as below

Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program

Device Requirements: Audio-0002

2S/PDIF-out header (1*4)

1 front panel audio header (2*5)

S/N ratio: 90 dB at rear output jack

LAN

MAC Controller: ICH10R

10M/100M/1000M LAN

PHY: Intel Boazman 82567V PCI-E Giga LAN

USB

Controller Type: Intel ICH10R

Ports Quantity: 12

4back panel ports

On-board: 3 2*5 headers

4 ports for front daughter board

Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition

Data transfer rate support:

USB 2.0/1.1

BIOS

BIOS Type: AMI Kernel with Acer skin

Size: 4Mb/2MB

Note:

Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with

default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS)

BIOS shall auto detect FDD to avoid checksum error when boot

I/O Connector

Controller: Super I/O ITE 8720 (F stepping or after; must full support Intel

platform)

Rear I/O Connector

1 PS/2 Keyboard port,

1 PS/2 Mouse port

1 1394 port

1 D-Sub VGA port

1 HDMI VGA port

1 RJ45 LAN port

4USB ports

7.1 channel phone jack (6 audio jacks)

On-board connectors

1 LGA 775 CPU socket

4 DDR3 memory sockets

1 PCI Express x16 slot

1 PCI Express x 1 slot

2 PCI slot

6 SATAII connectors

42*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow Intel FPIO

standard Specification)

1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO spec. Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin connectors

1 SPDIF out header x2

1 4 pin CPU Fan connector

1 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit

2 reserved 2pin GPIO

1 24pin + 4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector

1 2*7 pin front panel IO header

1 Jumper for clear CMOS

1 on board buzzer connector

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