Acer Veriton M275 User manual

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Acer
Veriton M275 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 © 2010 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
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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 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 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 32
Removing the Memory Modules 33
Removing the VGA Card 34
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 35
Removing the Optical Drive 37
Removing the System Fan 39
Removing the Power Supply 40
Removing the OBR and Intrusion Alarm Assembly 41
Removing the Card Reader 43
Removing the Internal Speaker 44
Removing the Mainboard 45
Removing Other Side Panel 47
Removing the Front I/O and USB Assembly 48
Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 50
System Troubleshooting 52
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 52
System Check Procedures 53
Power System Check 53
System External Inspection 53
System Internal Inspection 53
Beep Codes 54
Checkpoints 55
BIOS Recovery 57
Jumper and Connector Information 58
M/B Placement 58
Jumper Setting 60
Setting Jumper 60
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 68
Veriton M275 Exploded Diagram 69
Veriton M275 FRU List 70

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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 (X86/ X64)
•Microsoft Windows 7 HB X86
•Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (X86/ X64)
•Microsoft Windows Vista Business X86
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional
•FreeDOS
•Linpus X-Window
Processor
•Socket Type: Intel LGA775
•Socket Quantity: 1
•Processor Type:support Yorkfield and Wolfdale CPUs and list in FRU.
Chipset
•Intel G41 + ICH7
PCB
•244mm*244mm
Memory subsystem
•Socket Type: DDRIII DIMM Memory Slots.
•Socket Quantity: 2
•Memory Type:DDRIII.
•Speed:1066 MHz
•Capacity support: Maxmium to 4GB.
•Design Criteria:
•Support Dual channel
Hard disk
•Support SATA interface.
•3.5", 25.4mm, 160/320 or higher capacity.
•7200 rpm.
System Tour
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Optical disk
•Support one SATA 5.25" standard ODD
•Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti
Serial ATA controller
•Connector Type: SATA IDE connector.
•Connector Quantity: 4
•Storage Type support:
•3.5" SATA/SATAII HDD.
•DVD and SuperMulti.
•Default AHCI mode in normal BIOS and IDE mode in non-Windows BIOS.
Audio
•Chip : HD audio codec support 5.1Channel.
•Connectors support:
•Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements:
Audio-0002
•1 front panel audio header (2*5)
•S/N ration: 90dB at rear output jack
•Follow Acer Audio spec and should support Acer Internal speaker.
•BIOS should meet MS Pin Configuration Guidelines for High Definition Audio Devices
LAN
•Broadcom 57760,Single Chip Giga Controller
•support 10/100/1000
USB ports
•Ports Quantity: 8
•4 port for rear ports.
•On-board: two 2*5 headers.
•4 ports for front daughter board.
•Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition.
•Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1
Extension slot
•PCI Express Slot Type: x16
•PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity: 1
•PCI Express Slot Type: x1
•PCI Express x1 Slot Quantity: 1
•2 PCI
All On-Board Connectors
•Rear I/O connectors
•1 D-Sub port
•1COM port (only for commercial vRonnie)
•4 USB ports