Acer Aspire M3410 User manual

Acer
Aspire M3410/M3410G
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2011 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.

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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.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
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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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Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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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.

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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 13
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 13
Setup Utility Menus 14
System Disassembly and Assembly 27
Disassembly Requirements 27
Pre-disassembly Procedure 28
Removing the Side Panel 29
Removing the Front Bezel 30
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 31
Removing the Processor 33
Removing the Memory Modules 35
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 36
Removing the Optical Drive 38
Removing the System Fan 40
Removing the Daughter Board 42
Removing the Power Supply 43
Removing the Mainboard 44
Removing the Top Cover 47
Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 49
Removing the Card Reader 50
Removing the Top USB and Audio I/O Assembly 51
Assembly Requirements 53
Assembly Procedure 54
Install the Processor 55
Install the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 56
Install the Memory 58
Romoving the Side Panel 59
Removing the Daughter Board 60
Removing the Cage of Hard Disk Drive 61
Removing the PCI Cover 62
Install the Power Supply 63
Install the I/O Shielding 64
Install the Main Board 65
Install the Optical Drive 67
Install the Hard Disk Drive 69
Install the Daughter Board 71
Install the System Fan 72
Install the Wireless LAN Card 73
Install the VGA Card 74
Install the Front Bezel 75
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Install the Side Panel 76
System Troubleshooting 77
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 77
System Check Procedures 78
Power System Check 78
System External Inspection 78
System Internal Inspection 78
Beep Codes 79
Checkpoints 80
BIOS Recovery 83
Jumper and Connector Information 84
M/B Placement 84
Jumper Setting 86
Setting Jumper 86
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 97
Aspire M3410/M3410G Exploded Diagram 98
Aspire M3410/M3410G FRU List 100

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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
•Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit
•Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 32bit
•Microsoft Window 7 Home Basic SP1 64bit
•Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic SP1 32bit
•Microsoft Windows 7 Starter SP1 32bit
•Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit
•Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit
•Free DOS
•Linpus XWindows 9.5
•Lipus Linux console
Processor
•Socket Type: AMD Socket AM3
•Socket Quantity: 1
•Processor Type:
•Support AM3 CPU (95W)
Chipset
•NB: RS880P
•SB: AMD SB810
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet AMD RS880 family + SB810 platform design guide.
•Should meet AMD BIOS specification.
•Super I/O: ITE8721 support TSI sense CPU.
PCB
•4 Layer uATX form factor 9.6in X 9.6in (24.38cm X 24.38cm)
Memory subsystem
•Socket Type: DDR III connector
•Socket Quantity: 4 DIMMs
•Channel A: Slot 2, 4; Channel B: Slot 1, 3
•Different colors for slot 1/2 and slot 3/4
•Dual channel support
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•Speed support: 1333MHz
•Capacity support:
•DDR III un-buffered non-ECC DIMM support.
•1GB to 16GB max. Memory support.
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet AMD chipset platform design guide.
•Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDR III memory
module.
•Should meet AMD chipsets family BIOS specification.
Hard disk drive
•Support up to two SATA ports
•3.5"
•Capacity and models are listed on AVLC
Optical disk drive
•Support one 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 AVLC
Graphics card
•No mechanical retriction to support for double slot, full length graphics cards in the single PCIe X16 slot
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•AMD RS880P on die graphic solution
•Meet Microsoft Vista Premium graphic requirement
•1 HDMI port and 1 D-sub port for Consumer model
•1 D-sub port and 1 DVI-D port for Commercial model
•Need to measure VGA follow Acer SOP
Audio
•Chip : HD audio codec ALC662-VC HD codec 5.1
•Connectors support:
•Rear 3 jack follow HD audio definition (ALC662-VC)
•Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements:
Audio-0002
•1 S/PDIF-out header (1*4)
•1 front panel audio header (2*5)
•1 internal speaker header (2*4)
•Add HD de-pop CKT
Serial ATA controller
•Slot Type: SATA connector
•SATA ports quantity: 6
•Transfer rate support: 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s