Acer Aspire M3600 User manual

Aspire M3600/M5600
AcerPower M461/S461
Service Guide
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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

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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 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 4 and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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 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.

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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 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.

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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 Features 28
Advanced Chipset Features 31
Integrated Peripherals 33
Power Management Setup 36
PnP/PCI Configurations 38
PC Health Status 39
Frequency Control 40
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 42
General Information 43
Disassembly Procedure 44
Chapter 4Troubleshooting 57
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 58
Main Board Placement 58
Jumper Setting 60
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 67
Exploded Diagram 68
FRU List 69

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Chapter 1 1
Features
Processor
TSocket Type : Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin
TProcessor Type : Intel Conroe FSB 800/1066 MHz
Chipset
TIntel 946GZ+ICH7DH
PCB
TForm Factor : Mirco ATX
TSize (Max.) : 244mm x 244mm
Memory
TMemory Type : DDRII 1.8V unbuffered SDRAM module support
TNo. of Channel (Dual/Signal) : Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same
memory size DDRII memory module
TSocket Type : un-buffered 240 pin DIMM socket
TDIMM Slot : 2
Graphics
TOnboard graphic solution: Intel 946GZ(Intel GMA X3000) integrated graphics device solution
TDual View function support(by Intel ADD2/ADD2+)
TOne D-sub VGA port on rear
PCI
TOne PCI Express x16 slot
TOne PCI Express x1 slot
TTwo PCI 2.3 Slots
FDD
TSlot Quantity : 1
TSupport 1.44MB 3.5” Devices
SATA
T4 pin SATA IDE connector
TTransfer rate support:
T1.5GB/s and 3.0 GB/s
TStorage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD
SuperMultiPlus
System Specifications
Chapter 1

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Audio
TAudio Type : HD Codec
TAudio Channel : 7.1 channel
TAudio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC888
TSupport SPDIF out
TAudio Connectors/Headers:
TRear 6 jack follow HD audio definition
TMicrophone In
THeadphone Out
TS/PDIF out header
TSupport front panel audio header
TAdd HD de-pop CKT
TAUX-In
LAN
TType : Intel 82573L (Vidalia) PCI-E Giga LAN
TSupports 10/100/1000MB Ethernet environment
IEEE 1394
TIEEE 1394 Controller : TI TSB43AB23PDTG4
TIEEE 1394 Port : One rear 6pin IEEE 1394 port
TOne header on board
USB
TController : Intel ICH7DH
TUSB Type : 2.0/1.1
TConnectors Quantity: 8
TReal Panel : 4
TOnboard header: 2 ports for front daughter board, 2 ports for card reader+IR
TStandard Intel FPIO pin definition
BIOS
TBIOS Type : Phoenix-Award BIOS
T4MB Flash BIOS
TAward PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3
TACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
TProvides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus for system management.