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Aspire M3600/M5600
AcerPower M461/S461
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M3600/M5600 and AcerPower M461/S461 service guide. Date Chapter Updates 4
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Copyright Copyright © 2006 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 r
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that appear MESSAGES 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 Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. 6
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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 FEATURES
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Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features 1 Mainboard Placement 4 Block Diagram 6 Aspire M3600/M5600 Front Panel 7 Aspire M3600/M5600 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower M461 Front Panel 10 AcerPower M461 Rear Panel 11 System Peripherals 12 Acer eRecovery 14 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) 22 Chapter 2System Utilities 23 About the Setup Utility 23 Product Information 25 Standard CMOS Features 26 Advanced BIOS Featu
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Processor Socket Type : Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type : Intel Conroe FSB 800/1066 MHz Chipset Intel 946GZ+ICH7DH PCB Form Factor : Mirco ATX Size (Max.) : 244mm x 244mm Memory Memory Type : DDRII 1.8V unbuffered SDRAM module support No. of Channel (Dual/Signal) : Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory module Socket Type : un-buffered 240 pin DIMM socket DIMM Slot : 2 Graphics Onboard g
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Audio Audio Type : HD Codec Audio Channel : 7.1 channel Audio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC888 Support SPDIF out Audio Connectors/Headers: Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition Microphone In Headphone Out S/PDIF out header Support front panel audio header Add HD de-pop CKT AUX-In LAN Type : Intel 82573L (Vidalia) PCI-E Giga LAN Supports 10/100/1000MB Ethernet environment IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 Controller : TI TSB43AB23PDTG4 IEEE 1394 Port : One rear 6pin IEEE 1394 port One hea
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I/O Connector Controller : Super I/O ITE 8718 Rear I/O Connector 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port 1 D-sub VGA Port 1 LAN Port 4 USB Ports 7.1 channel phone jack 1 6 pin 1394 port Onboard Connector 1 CPU socket 2 Memory slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD connector 1 IDE slot 4 SATA2 IDE connectors 3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO sepcification USB pin connectors. 1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO spec. microphone in/headphone
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Mainboard Placement No. Name Description TM CPU Socket 1 LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D CPUs 2 CPU_FAN1 CPU cooling fan connector 3 DIMM1~2 DDR2 240 pin SDRAM slots 4 FDD1 Floppy diskette drive connector 5 ATX1 Standard 24pin ATX power connector 6 IDE1 Primary IDE channel 7 BIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper 8 SATA1~4 Serial ATA connectors 9 JP2 Jumper 10 JP1 Jumper 11 PANEL1 Front panel switch/LED header 12 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 13 USB3~4 Front panel USB
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No. Name Description 18 CD_IN1 Analog audio input connector 19 PCI1~2 32 bit add-on card slot 20 PCIEX1 PCI Express x1 slot 21 PCIEX16 PCI Express x16 slot 22 SYS_FAN1 System fan connector 23 R_USB Front Panel USB header 24 ATX12V1 Auxiliary 4pin power connector Chapter 1 5
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Block Diagram DEVICE IDSEL INT# REQ# GNT# PCI1 17 C/D/E/F PREQ-0 PGNT-0 INTEL PCI2 18 D/E/F/G PREQ-1 PGNT-1 P4 Processor 1394 19 E PREQ-2 PGNT-2 PSC, Tejas - LGA 775 pin BW : 4.1GB/s @ FSB : 533MHz & Freq : 133MHz BW : 6.4GB/s @ FSB : 800MHz & Freq : 200MHz BW : 10.7GB/s @ DDR2 :533/667MHz Analong Display INTEL VGA (G only) RAMDAC: 400MHz DDIMM1: DDR Socket 184P 946GZ Resolutions Up To 2048x1536@75Hz FC-BGA PCIEx16 DDIMM2 : DDR Socket 184P BW : 2GB/s (Support Lsoch) USB V2.0 PCIEX1 USB1 USB2 USB
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Aspire M3600/M5600 Front Panel The computer’s front panel consists of the following: Label Description 1 Optical drive 2 Slide door/ Floppy disk drive Chapter 1 7
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Label Description 3LAN LED HDD LED 4 5 Power Button 6USB ports 7 MIC phone 8 Speaker out 8 Chapter 1
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Aspire M3600/M5600 Rear Panel No. Description No. Description 1 6 audio jacks 2 LAN port 3 USB ports 4 1394 port 5 CRT/LCD port 6 Parallel port 7 HDMI port 8 PS/2 keyboard connector 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 Power cord port 11 SPDIF bracket 12 SPDIF port 13 Recovery switch holder 14 Lock handle Chapter 1 9
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AcerPower M461 Front Panel 5 4 3 8 2 7 1 6 Label Description 1 Power-Button 2USB ports 3 Microphone-in & Speaker-out/Line-out Port 4 Optical drive eject button 5 Optical drive 6 Indicators 7 Card reader 8 HDD 10 Chapter 1
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AcerPower M461 Rear Panel No. Description No. Description No. Description No. Description 1 Power cord socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 Fan aperture 4 PS/2 keyboard connector 5 PS/2 mouse connector 6 Serial port 7 Printer connector 8 Monitor connector 9 USB 2.0 ports 10 RJ-45 Ethernet connector 11 Microphone jack 12 Line-out Jack 13 Line-in jack 14 Extension card slots Chapter 1 11
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System Peripherals The Aspire S Series computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse, keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of the basic system peripherals. Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or USB port on the back panel of the system. Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) Connect the keyboard to the PS/2
