Acer Aspire R3700 User manual

Acer
Aspire R3700
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
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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
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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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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 4
System Components 5
Front Panel 5
Rear Panel 6
Hardware Specifications and Configurations 7
Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 10
System Utilities 11
CMOS Setup Utility 11
Entering CMOS setup 12
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 12
Setup Utility Menus 13
System Disassembly 27
Disassembly Requirements 27
Pre-disassembly Procedure 28
Removing the Side Panel 29
Removing the CPU Fan 30
Removing the CPU Cooler 31
Removing the Memory Modules 32
Removing the Front D/B 33
Removing the Wireless Lan Card 34
Removing the S/PDIF Cover 35
Removing the Mainboard 36
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 37
Removing the Battery 38
System Troubleshooting 39
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 39
System Check Procedures 40
Power System Check 40
System External Inspection 40
System Internal Inspection 40
Beep Codes 41
Checkpoints 42
BIOS Recovery 44
Jumper and Connector Information 45
M/B Placement 45
Jumper Setting 46
Setting Jumper 46
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 53
Aspire R3700 Exploded Diagram 54
Aspire R3700 FRU List 55
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 X86/ X64
•Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic X86/ X64
•Microsoft Windows 7 Starter x86
•Linux x-Window mode
•Free DOS
Processor
•Socket Type: None
•Processor Type:
•Intel Atom D400/D500 series CPU
•Atom D525+GT218
Chipset
•Intel NM10
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet Intel Pine Trial-D platform design guide
•Super I/O: ITE/8721
•Should support SST signal output
PCB
•170mm*170mm (Proprietary)
Memory subsystem
•Socket Type: DDR III SO-DIMM connector
•Socket Quantity: 2
•Only support single channel
•Capacity support:
•1GB / 2 GB DDRIII 800 SO-DIMM support (follow Intel Spec.)
•1GB to 4GB Max memory support(follow Intel Spec.)
•Design Criteria:
•Should follow Pine Trail-D platform design guide
•Should meet Pine Trail-D BIOS Specification
System Tour
Chapter 1

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On-Board Graphic solution
•NV GT218-ION with 512MB VRAM
•1 D-Sub port on rear
•1 HDMI port on rear
•Dual view support
Hard disk
•Support up to one SATA ports
•2.5"
•Capacity and models are listed on FRU
Optical disk
•None
Serial ATA controller
•Slot Type: SATA connector
•Slot Quantity: 1
•Storage Type support: HDD
Audio
•Chip: vendor propose (Realtek 662)
•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: Proposed by vender
•Port: 1 x RJ45 rear port for Gigabit Ethernet
•Design Criteria:
•Should be worked under 10/100/1000Mbs environment
•Reserved disable function on both hardware & BIOS side. Default is enabled
•Support network PXE boot
USB ports
•Controller: Intel NM10
•Ports Quantity: 6 for aPluto
•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

Chapter 1 3
All On-Board Connectors
•Rear I/O connectors
•1 HDMI VGA output
•1 D-Sub VGA output
•Two USB stack *2
•1 RJ45 LAN port
•1 DC-in jack
•On-board connectors
•Two DDRIII SO-DIMM memory sockets
•One Mini PCIe slot
•Board to board design for Power Switch, Power Indicator and 2*USB 2.0
•2 audio connector HD
•One SATA sockets (For HDD)
•One 5V power port for HDD
•One 1*4 pin CPU FAN
•One 3 pin clear CMOS header
•One on board buzzer
•Color management for on board connecter(pls refer to Acer spec)
•One S/PDIF port
System BIOS
•BIOS Type: AMI Kernel with Acer skin
•Size: 8Mb(depend on chipset BIOS programming guide)
Adapter
•Universal AC adapter, 90~264V AC, 47~63HZ
•3-pin 65W with 19VDC output
•Small DC jack
•Energy Star5.0 support

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Block Diagram

Chapter 1 5
System Components
This section is a virtual tour of the system’s interior and exterior components.
Front Panel
No. Component
1 USB 2.0 port
2 Power Button
3S/PDIFport
4 Media Card Reader(4 in 1: XD/SD/MMC/MS)
5 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
6 Microphone-in jack
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2
5
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Rear Panel
No. Component
1 USB 2.0 port
2 LAN Connector
3 HDMI port
4 D-sub port
5 DC-in Jack
6 Kensington lock
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2
3
5
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Chapter 1 7
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
BIOS
BIOS Hotkey List
Main Board Major Chips
Item Specification
Type Intel Atom D500 series CPU
Socket Non
FSB 800 MHz
Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.)
Item Specification
BIOS code programmer AMI Kernel with Acer
BIOS version P01-A0
BIOS ROM type SPI ROM
BIOS ROM size 8MB
Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.6
Device Boot Support 1st priority: SATA HDD/SDD
2nd priority: CD-ROM
3rd priority: Removable Device
4th priority: LAN
Support to LS-120 drive NO
Support to BIOS boot block feature YES
Hotkey Function Description
Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
Item Specification
North Bridge Intel NM10
VGA controller Nvidia GT218-ION
Audio controller Realtek ALC662-VC
LAN controller REALTEK_RTL8111E
USB controller Intel NM10

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Memory Combinations
System Memory
Audio Interface
Slot Memory Total Memory
Slot 1 1GB,2GB 1GB ~2GB
Slot 2 1GB,2GB 1GB ~2GB
Maximum System Memory Supported 1GB ~4GB
Item Specification
Memory slot number 2 slot
Support Memory size per socket 1GB,2GB
Support memory type DDR3 SO-DIMM
Support memory interface DDR3 800MHz
Support memory voltage 1.5V
Support to parity check feature Yes
Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No
Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long
as they match the above specifications.
Item Specification
Audio controller Realtek ALC662
Audio controller type ALC662-VC
Audio channel 2 channel analog audio
Audio function control Enable/Disable by BIOS setup
Mono or stereo Stereo
Compatibility The ALC662-VC series support host audio controller from the Intel ICH series
chipset, and also from any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/
Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/A3D compatibility, and excellent software utilities like
environment sound emulation, multiple bands of software equalizer and
dynamic range control, optional Dolby® Digital Live, DTS® CONNECT™, and
Dolby® Home Theater programs, provides an excellent home entertainment
package and game experience for PC users.
Music synthesizer Yes,internal FM synthesizer
Sampling rate 192KHz (max)
MPU-401 UART support Supported
Microphone/Headphone jack Supported

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SATA Interface
USB Port
Environmental Requirements
Power Management
•Devices wake up from S3 should be less than.
•Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 second
Item Specification
SATA controller Intel NM10
SATA controller resident bus PCI bus
Number of SATA channel SATA X 1
Support bootable CD-ROM YES
Item Specification
Universal HCI USB 2.0/1.1
USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode
USB Connectors Quantity 6 port for vPluto_D3
• 4 back panel ports
• 2 ports for front (Daughter board)
Item Specification
Temperature
Operating +5°C ~ +35°C
Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package)
Humidity
Operating 15% to 80% RH
Non-operating 10% to 90% RH
Vibration
Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 500 Hz: 2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes.
5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes.
Devices S1 S3 S4 S5
PowerButtonVVVV
USB Keyboard/Mouse V V N/A N/A
PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

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Power Management Function(ACPI support function)
Device Standby Mode
•Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices(0-15 minutes,time step=1minute).
•Hard Disk drive goes into Standby mode(for ATA standard interface).
•Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
•Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows.
•Resume recovery time 3-5sec.
Global Standby Mode
•Global power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute).
•Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode(for ATA standard interface).
•Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
•Resume method: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard
an mouse for APM mode.
•Resume recovery time :7-10sec
Suspend Mode
•Independent power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute)or pushing extern switch
button.
•CPU goes into SMM
•CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State.
•LED on panel turns amber colour.
•Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface).
•Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
•Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode.
•Resume method: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard
an mouse for APM mode
•Return to original state by pushing external switch button,modem ring inand USB keyboard for ACPI
mode.
ACPI
•ACPI specification 1.0b
•S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support.
•On board device power management support.
•On board device configuration support.

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CMOS Setup Utility
CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called the complementary metal-
oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. Since most systems are already properly configured and
optimized, there is no need to run this utility. You will need to run this utility under the following conditions.
•When changing the system configuration settings
•When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts
•When modifying the power management configuration
•When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup
•When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted ("Run Setup"
message) to make changes to the CMOS setup
NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system
cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance.
CMOS setup loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This
memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be retained when power is
turned off.
Before you run the CMOS Setup Utility, make sure that you have saved all open files. The system reboots
immediately after you close the Setup.
NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will be simply referred to as “BIOS”, "Setup", or "Setup utility" in this guide.
The screenshots used in this guide display default system values. These values may not be the same
those found in your system.
System Utilities
Chapter 2

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Entering CMOS setup
1. Turn on the server and the monitor.
If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the server.
2. During POST, press Delete.
If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the server.
The Setup Main menu will be displayed showing the Setup’s menu bar. Use the left and right arrow keys
to move between selections on the menu bar.
Navigating Through the Setup Utility
Use the following keys to move around the Setup utility.
•Left and Right arrow keys – Move between selections on the menu bar.
•Up and Down arrow keys – Move the cursor to the field you want.
•PgUp and PgDn keys – Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multiple page menu.
•Home – Move the cursor to the first page of a multiple page menu.
•End – Move the cursor to the last page of a multiple page menu.
•+and -keys – Select a value for the currently selected field (only if it is user-configurable). Press
these keys repeatedly to display each possible entry, or the Enter key to choose from a pop-up
menu.
NOTE: Grayed-out fields are not user-configurable.
•Enter key – Display a submenu screen.
NOTE: Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a (>).
•Esc – If you press this key:
•On one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.
•On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.
•When you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a
selection.
•F1 – Display the General Help panel.
•F6 – Press to load optimized default system values.
•F7 – Press to load fail-safe default system values.
•F10 – Save changes made the Setup and close the utility.

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Setup Utility Menus
The Setup Main menu includes the following main setup categories.
In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and
suggested settings.
Parameter Description
Product Information This page shows the relevant information of the main board
Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS
Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features
Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all advanced chipset features
Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals
Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features
PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, and fan speed
Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page is the System Frequency setup
BIOS Security Features Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the System
Load Default Setting Load Default Setting indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be
in best performance configuration
Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup
Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup