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Aspire M1620
VeritonM262
Service Guide
Serv ice guide files and updates are
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more information please refer to
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M1620 VeritonM262 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2007 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. MESSAGES 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 you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. IV
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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 FEAT
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Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features…………………………………………………………………………... 1 Main board Placement……………………………………………………….10 Block Diagram…………………………………………………………………..11 AspireM1620 Front Panel……………...………….............…………….12 Aspire M1620 Rear Panel……………….………………..............….…..13 VeritonM262 Front Panel………………….................………….….….14 VeritonM262 Rear Panel………………........………...........……………15 Hardware Specifications and Configurations………………….…….16 Power Management Function (ACPI support functi
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System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business) Processor Socket Type: Intel® Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type: Support 105W CPU, Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4, Celeron D processors , Socket T (LGA775)Intel® Kens field Chipset North Bridge: 945G/GC South Bridge: ICH7 1
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PCB Form Factor: ATX Dimension/Layer: 9.6" x 8.8" Memory Memory Type: DDRII 400/533/667 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 4GB DIMM Slot: 2 Memory Max: 128Mb/256Mb/512Mb/1Gb devices technologies Capacity: Up to 128MB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 4 GB Graphics Intel 945G/GC on die graphic solution DVMT 4.0 technology support 2
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Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support Dual View function support (by Intel ADD2/MEC card) 1 D-sub VGA port on rear PCI PCI Express Slot Type: x16 PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity: 1 Support ADD2/MEC card PCI Express Slot Type: x1 PCI Express x1 Slot Quantity: 1 PCI Slot PCI Slot Quantity: 2 FDD Slot Quantity: 1 Design Criteria: 3
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Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5” Devices SATA Slot Type: SATA slot Slot Quantity: 4 Storage Type support: HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/ DVD Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus/Blu-Ray ODD Audio Audio Type: HD audio codec Audio Channel: 7.1 channel Audio Controller /Codec: ALC883, colay with ALC888 Support S/PDIF: S/PDIF-out header (1* 4) 4
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LAN MAC Controller: ICH7 Realtek RTL8100C, Colay with 8110SC (10M/100M/1000M LAN) PHY: Intel Nineveh RTL8110SC PCI-E Giga LAN USB Controller Type: Intel ICH7 Ports Quantity: 8 4 back panel ports On-board: 2x5 header x2 Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition (2x5) Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 5
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1394 Controller: Intel ICH7 1 on board header 1 6-pin 1394 port on rear port BIOS BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS 4Mb Flash BIOS Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS) Compliant with latest ASF 2.0 spec Compliant with latest SMT 2.0 spec Compliant with latest Intel Virtualization Technology spec 6
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I/O Connector Controller: Super I/O ITE IT8718F with hardware monitor Rear I/O Connector 1 Parallel port, 1 serial port 1 D-Sub VGA port 1 RJ 45 LAN port 4 USB ports 7.1 channel phone jack ( 6 audio jacks) 1 6-pin 1394 port On-board connectors 1 LGA 775 CPU socket 2 DDR2 memory sockets 1 PCI Express x16 slot 7
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1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD slot 4 SATA2 connectors 3 2* 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 serial port 2* 5 pin connector (2nd serial port) 1 HD audio digital header 4 pin CPU Fan connector 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit 24pin + 4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector 1 2* 7 pin front panel IO header 8
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1 J umper for clear CMOS Color management for on board connecters (please refer to Acer spec) Header for CIR & IR blaster function (Check ITE Solution) Power Supply PSP Type: 250W/300W 9
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Main board Placement 10
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Block Diagram 11
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Aspire M1620 Front Panel The computer’s front panel consists of the following: 12
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Aspire M5620 Rear Panel Item Description Item Description 1 6 AUDIO JACKS 8 PS2 KEYBOARD 2 LAN PORT 9 PS2 MOUSE 3 USB PORTS 10 POWER CORD PORT 4 1394 PORT 11 SPDIF BRACKET 5 CRT/LCD PORT 12 SPDIF PORT 6 PARALLEL PORT 13 RECOVERY SWITCH HOLDER 7 COM PORT 14 LOCK HANDLE 13
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VeritonM262 Front Panel Label Description 1 Power-Button 2 Speaker-out/Line-out Port 3 Microphone-in out ( Front ) 4 USB Ports 5 Optical drive 8 HDD LED 9 Power LED 14
