Acer Aspire M3600 User manual

Aspire M3600/M5600
AcerPower M461/S461
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
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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1
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

2Chapter 1
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.

Chapter 1 3
I/O Connector
TController : Super I/O ITE 8718
Rear I/O Connector
T1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port
T1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port
T1 D-sub VGA Port
T1 LAN Port
T4 USB Ports
T7.1 channel phone jack
T1 6 pin 1394 port
Onboard Connector
T1 CPU socket
T2 Memory slots
T1 PCI Express x16 slot
T1 PCI Express x1 slot
T2 PCI slots
T1 FDD connector
T1 IDE slot
T4 SATA2 IDE connectors
T3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO sepcification USB pin connectors.
T1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO spec. microphone in/headphone out connector
T1 2*5 pin serial port connector
T1 CD-IN 4pin connector (CD-ROM Audio Input)
T1 S/PDIF out 4pin jumper
T1 4pin CPU Fan connector
T1 3pin system fan connector with 3pin system fan co-lay
T1 24pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector
T1 2*7 pin front panel IO header
Tone 2pin OBR header
T1 onboard buzzer
T1 1394 header
TColor management for on board connecter
Power Supply
TPSP Type : 250W

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Mainboard Placement
No. Name Description
1CPU Socket LGA775 socket for Intel CoreTM2 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 headers
14 1394A1 Onboard 1394a header
15 COM2 Onboard Serial port header
16 SPDIF SPDIF out header
17 AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header

Chapter 1 5
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
No. Name Description

6Chapter 1
Block Diagram
INTEL
BW : 6.4GB/s @ FSB : 800MHz & Freq : 200MHz
2 ports
intel
ICH7DH
609pin EBGA
LGA 775 pin
REQ#
USB4
BW : 10.7GB/s @ DDR2 :533/667MHz
128pin PQFP
ALC888
Two IDE Channel
INTEL
SATA4 7pin
PCI2 Slot 120pin @ AD18
FWH
Mic In
Up to Ultra ATA/100
PCB : 244 x 244 mm ; 4 layers
P4 Processor
BW : 133MB/s @Freq : 33MHz
FC-BGA
C/D/E/F
PCI1 Slot 120pin @ AD17
LPC bus
8 ports
Resolutions Up To 2048x1536@75Hz
6307/8
INT#
2 ports
DEVICE
RAMDAC: 400MHz
SATA1 7Pin
ITE 8718
SATA3 7Pin
17
USBLANUSB3
Analong Display
BW : 150MB/s
CEN/BAS
PGNT-1
2 ports
AC' 97 & Lan I/F
82573L
PREQ-1
SID SURRON
IDSEL
Line Out
USB1
PCIEX1
D/E/F/G
VGA (G only)
USBLAN
18
PCIEx16
BW : 2GB/s (Support Lsoch)
BW : 4.1GB/s @ FSB : 533MHz & Freq : 133MHz
PGNT-2
2 ports
SATA2 7pin
PSC, Tejas -
USB2
PGNT-0
Line In
E
IDE1 40pin
DDIMM2 : DDR Socket 184P
PCIEx1 LAN RJ45
GNT#
PCI2
PREQ-2
DDIMM1: DDR Socket 184P
19
Audio Codec
PREQ-0
946GZ
PCI1
SURRON
1394
Super I/O
VIA
INTEL
USB V2.0
32pin PLCC
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Chapter 1 7
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

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3LANLED
4HDD LED
5 Power Button
6USBports
7 MIC phone
8 Speaker out
Label Description

Chapter 1 9
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

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AcerPower M461 Front Panel
Label Description
1 Power-Button
2USBports
3 Microphone-in & Speaker-out/Line-out Port
4Optical drive eject button
5 Optical drive
6 Indicators
7 Card reader
8 HDD
1
2
3
4
5
6
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AcerPower M461 Rear Panel
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
No. Description No. Description

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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 keyboard port or USB port on the back panel of the system.