Acer Aspire M3900 User manual

Acer

Aspire M3900

Service Guide

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Disclaimer

The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the

contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular

purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the

programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its

dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential

damages resulting from any defect in the software.

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Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-Core, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron, and combinations thereof, are

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

NOTE Gives additional information related to the current topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might result from doing

or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software

problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of

procedures.

Service Guide Coverage

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.

FRU Information

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.

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System Tour 1

Features 1

Block Diagram 5

System Components 6

Front Panel 6

Rear Panel 7

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8

Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 11

System Utilities 12

CMOS Setup Utility 12

Entering CMOS setup 12

Navigating Through the Setup Utility 12

Setup Utility Menus 14

System Disassembly 27

Disassembly Requirements 27

Pre-disassembly Procedure 28

Removing the Side Panel 29

Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 30

Removing the Processor 32

Removing the VGA Card 33

Removing the TV Card 34

Removing the Mode Card 35

Removing the Memory Modules 36

Removing the Hard Disk Drive 37

Removing the USB Board of Rear Panel 39

Removing the Front Bezel 41

Removing the Optical Drive 43

Removing the Removable HDD 45

Removing the Power Supply 48

Removing the Card Reader 50

Removing the Mainboard 52

System Troubleshooting 54

Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 54

System Check Procedures 55

Power System Check 55

System External Inspection 55

System Internal Inspection 55

Beep Codes 56

Checkpoints 57

BIOS Recovery 60

Jumper and Connector Information 61

M/B Placement 61

Jumper Setting 63

Setting Jumper 63

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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 68

Aspire M3900 Exploded Diagram(AM350-ASSY) 69

Aspire M3900 Exploded Diagram(AM351-ASSY) 70

Aspire M3900 FRU List 71

Chapter 1 1

Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:

NOTE: The features listed in this section is for your reference only. The exact configuration of the system

depends on the model purchased.

Operating System

•MicrosoftWindows Windows 7 Home Premium x64 x86

•MicrosoftWindows Windows 7 Home Basic x64x86

•Linpus Linux x-Window mode

•Free Dos

Processor

•Socket Type: IntelR Socket T LGA 775 pin

•Socket Quantity: 1

•Processor Type:

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

•FMB

•95W FMB

•VRD 11.1

Chipset

•PCH:Intel G43 + ICH10R

•Design Criteria:

•Should meet Intel G45/G43+ICH10R platform design guide

•Super I/O: ITE8720

•Should support Intel ASFC

•Should support Intel PECI

•Should support SST signal output

PCB

•Max. 244 mm x 244 mm, MicroATX

Memory subsystem

•Socket Type: DDR III connector

•Socket Quantity: 4

•Channel A: slot 0, 1; Channel B: slot 2, 3

•Different colors for slot 0/2 and slot 1/3

•Dual channel support

•Support Intel Flex Memory Mode

•Capacity support:

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•1GB / 2GB DDR III 800/1066/1333 Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM support

•1GB to 8GB Max memory support

•Design Criteria:

•Should meet Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset platform design guide

•Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRIII memory

module

Hard disk

•Support up to two SATA ports

•3.5", 25.4mm

•Capacity and models are listed on FRU list

Optical disk

•Support two SATA 5.25" standard ODD

•Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti, BD-combo, BD-rewrite

•Maximum ODD depth to 185mm with bezel

•Models are listed on FRU list

On-Board Graphic solution

•Intel G45/G43 on die graphic solution

•DVMT 5.0 technology support

•Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support

•1 D-sub VGA port on rear

•1 HDMI port on rear

•Dual View function support

Serial ATA controller

•Slot Type: SATA slot

•Six SATA ports:6

•Storage Type support:

•HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus/Blu-Ray

ODD

Audio

•Chip:HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1

•Connectors support:

•Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition

•Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements:

Audio-0002

•2 S/PDIF-out header (1*4) for ALC888S-VC sku

•1 front panel audio header (2*5)

•S/N ration: 90dB at rear output jack

LAN

•MAC Controller:ICH10R

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

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