Acer Aspire R3610 User manual

Acer
A s p i r e R 3 6 1 0
Service Guide
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Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/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 this service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 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.
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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
M/B Placement 4
Block Diagram 5
System Components 6
Front Panel 6
Rear Panel 7
Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 8
Device Standby Mode 8
Global Standby Mode 8
Suspend Mode 8
ACPI 8
System Utilities 9
CMOS Setup Utility 9
Entering CMOS setup 10
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 10
Setup Utility Menus 11
System Disassembly 24
Disassembly Requirements 24
Pre-disassembly Procedure 25
Removing the Side Panel 26
Removing Front D/B 27
Removing CPU fan 28
Removing CPU Cooler 29
Removing wireless LAN 30
Removing M/B 31
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 32
Removing Memory 33
System Troubleshooting 34
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 34
Power-On Self-Test (POST) 34
POST Error Messages List 40
Error Symptoms List 42
Undetermined Problems 47
Jumper and Connector Information 48
Jumper Setting 48
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 56
Aspire R3610 Exploded Diagram 57
Aspire R3610 FRU List 58
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1
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 X64
•Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium X32 ( by request )
•Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic ( by request )
•Linpus Linux X-windows version
•Free Dos
Processor
•Socket Type: None
•Processor Type:
•Intel Atom 330
•TDP below 8W(include 8W)
Chipset
•Single chip :Nvidia MCP7A-ION
PCB
•170mm*170mm (Proprietary)
Memory subsystem
•Memory Type: DDRII SO-DIMM 800
•Single channel for 1 SO-DIMM SKU
•Dual channel support for reserved 2 SO-DIMM SKU
•DIMM Slot: 2
•Capacity support:
•512MB / 1GB / 2GB DDRII 800 SO-DIMM support
•512MB to 4GB Max memory support
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet NV Chipset platform design guide
•Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory
module
•Should meet NV Chipsets Family BIOS Specification
Graphic solution
•NV MCP7A-ION on die graphic solution ( GF9400)
System Tour
Chapter 1

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•One D-sub port and One HDMI (Type-A) port
•Dual View function support
•Meet Microsoft Vista Premium graphic requirement
Hard disk
•Support up to one SATA ports
•2.5"
•Capacity and models are listed on AVLC
Optical disk
•None
Serial ATA controller
•Slot Type: SATA connector
•Slot Quantity: 1
•Storage Type support: AHCI mode supported for internal SATA port
•Slot Type :e-SATA connector :
•One e-SATA support on front
Audio
•Chip : Realtek ALC662
•Connectors support:
•Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements:
Audio-0002
•Front 2 jack follow HD audio definition
•Add HD de-pop CKT
LAN
•Controller: Realtek 8211CL
•Port: 1 x RJ45 rear port for Gigabit Ethernet
USB ports
•Controller: NV MCP7A-ION
•4 back panel ports
•2 ports for front daughter board
•Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition
•USB 2.0/1.1Data transfer rate support
Extension slot
•Support one Mini PCIe slot
Total I/O ports
•One HDMI output in real I/O
•One D-sub output in real I/O
•Four USB in real I/O
•One RJ45 in real I/O

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•One DC-in jack in real I/O
•One e-SATA port in front bezel
•One HD headphone output in front bezel
•One MIC-IN in front bezel
•Tow USB in front bezel
•One card reader ( 4 in 1: XD/SD/MMC/MS ) in front bezel
•One S/PDIF port
System BIOS
•BIOS Type: AMI Kernel with Acer skin
•Size: 8Mb(depend on chipset BIOS programming guide)
•Note:
•Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is
optional by service BIOS)
Adapter
•Universal AC adapter, 90~264V AC, 47~63HZ
•3-pin 65W with 19VDC output
•Small DC jack
•Energy Star5.0 support