Acer Veriton M4618G User manual

Acer
Veriton M4610/M4610G/M4618G
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 © 2011 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.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
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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
Block Diagram 6
System Components 7
Front Panel 7
Rear Panel 8
Hardware Specifications and Configurations 9
Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 12
System Utilities 13
CMOS Setup Utility 13
Entering CMOS setup 14
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 14
Main 15
System Disassembly and Assembly 25
Disassembly Requirements 25
Pre-disassembly Procedure 26
Removing the Side Panel 27
Removing the Front Bezel 28
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 29
Removing the Processor 31
Removing the VGA Card 33
Removing the Memory Modules 34
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 35
Removing the Optical Drive 37
Removing the Printer Port Cable and COM Port Cable 39
Removing the Intrusion Alarm and OBR Cable Cable 41
Removing the System FAN 43
Removing Other Side Pannel 45
Removing the Power Supply 46
Removing the Card Reader 48
Removing the Internal Speaker 49
Removing the Mainboard 50
Removing the Front I/O and USB Assembly 52
Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 54
Assembly Requirements 55
Assembly Procedure 56
Install the Processor 57
Install the Memory 58
Install the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 59
Romoving the both Side Panel 60
Install the I/O Shielding 61
Install the Main Board 62
Install the System Fan 64
Install the Optical Drive 66
Install the 3.5’’ Card 68
Install the COM Port Cable and Printer Port Cable 71
Install the Hard Disk Drive 73
Install the Right Side Panel 76
Install the VGA Card 77
Install the Front Bezel 79
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Install the Lift Side Panel 80
System Troubleshooting 81
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 81
System Check Procedures 82
Power System Check 82
System External Inspection 82
System Internal Inspection 82
Beep Codes 83
Checkpoints 84
BIOS Recovery 87
Jumper and Connector Information 88
M/B Placement 88
Jumper Setting 90
Setting Jumper 90
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 98
Veriton M4610/M4610G/M4618G Exploded Diagram 99
Veriton M4610/M4610G/M4618G FRU List 100

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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
•Microsofte Windows 7 Professional (32-bit/64-bit)
•Microsoft Windows7 Professional 32/64bit dual load
•Microsofte Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit)
•Microsoft Windows7 Home Basic 32bit
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional
•Linpux Linux X window mode
•FreeDos
Processor
•Socket Type: LGA 1155 pin
•Socket Quantity: 1
•Processor Type:
•Intel Sandy Bridge Processor.
•32 nm, 2nd Generation Hi-K+metal gate process processor core.
•32nm, Hi-K+metal gate process, Intel HD Graphics & Integrated Memory Controller.
•Support 95W CPU.
Chipset
•PCH: Intel Q65
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet Intel Cougar Point platform design guide.
•Super I/O:
•Should support Intel PECI 3.0.
•Should support SST signal output.
•Please follow Intel design guide.
PCB
•Max. 244 mm x 244 mm, MicroATX
Memory subsystem
•Socket Type: DDR III connector
•Socket Quantity: 4
•Channel A: slot 2, 4; Channel B: slot 1, 3
•Different colors for slot 2/4 and slot 1/3
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•Dual channel support
•Support Intel Flex Memory Mode
•Capacity support:
•1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3 1.5V 1333/1066 Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM support
•1 GB to 16GB Max memory support(using 4Gb tech)
•DDR3 1.5V 1066/1333
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet Intel Sandy Bridge Family design guide
•Support 1.5V DIMM
•Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRIII memory
module
•Population Rule:
•Slot 0 must always be populated
Hard disk drive
•Support SATA interface.
•3.5”, 25.4mm, 80/160/320/500/640/1TB/2TB G or higher capacity.
•5400/7200 rpm or higher".
•Capacity and models are listed on AVLC.
Optical disk drive
•Support SATA 5.25” standard ODD.
•Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti (Label Flash), BD-DVD, BD-Combo. BD-RW.
•Capacity and model is listed on AVLC.
Graphics
•Intel® HD Graphics Support
•Dual independent display
•Digital display (HDMI/DVI/DP) and VGA
•DVMT 5.0 technology support
•Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support
•1 D-sub VGA port on rear
•1 DVI-D port at rear side
•1 Display port on rear
•Dual View function support (Should provide priority list)
•Need to measure VGA follow Acer VGA SOP
•Monitor compatible is requested to the monitor AVL and DQM recommended list
Graphics card support
•No mechanical retriction to support for double slot, full length graphics cards in the single PCIe X16 slot.
Serial ATA controller
•Slot Type: SATA connector
•Slot Quantity: 5
•6Gb/s*1 for Q65
•Storage Type support: