Acer Aspire AM5610, Service Manual

Page 1: ...Aspire AM5610 AM3610 Service Guide 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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Page 3: ...mpowering Technology password 9 Acer eRecovery Management 9 Acer eDataSecurity Management 10 Acer ePerformance Management 12 Acer eRecovery 13 Create Backup 13 Restore from Backup 13 Create Factory Default Image CD 13 Re install Bundled Software without CD 13 Change Password 14 Acer Disc to Disc Recovery 15 Restore without a Recovery CD 15 Multilingual Operating System Installation 15 Hardware Spe...

Page 4: ... Virus Warning 30 CPU L3 Cache 30 Intel EIST 31 Quick Power On Self Test 31 First Second Third Boot Device 31 Boot Other Device 31 Boot Up Floppy Seek 31 Boot Up NumLock Status 31 Gate A20 Option 31 Typematic Rate Setting 31 Security Option 31 APIC Mode 31 MPS Version Control For OS 31 OS Select for DRAM 64 MB 32 HDD S M A R T Capability 32 Silent Boot 32 Small Logo EPA Show 32 Configuration Table...

Page 5: ... 42 South OnChip PCI Device 43 ATI Azalia Audio 43 ATI Azalia Clock 43 ATI SATA Controller 43 ATI SATA Type 43 SB600 Spread Spectrum 44 PCI Strength 44 Power Management Setup 45 ACPI Function 45 ACPI Suspend Type 45 Power Management Option 45 Video Off Option 46 Video Off Method 46 Soft Off by PWRBTN 46 Power On By PCI Card 46 Wakeup BY Onboard LAN 46 USB KB MS Wakeup Frm S3 S4 46 PowerFail Status...

Page 6: ...bly Procedure 58 AM5610 Reassembly Procedure 65 Aspire AM3610 Procedures 73 AM3610 Disassembly Procedure 73 AM3610 Reassembly Procedure 80 Troubleshooting 89 Introduction of Connectors 91 Main Board Placement 91 Jumper and Connector Information 91 Power Supply 92 Back Panel 94 Connectors 95 Cable Lengths 101 Jumpers 102 Slots 102 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 105 AM5610 Exploded Diagram 106 Aspi...

Page 7: ... to 8GB system memory support Dual channel function enabled when plugging in two same memory size DDR2 memory modules Onboard Graphics Solution ATI RS600 on die graphic solution ATI Radeon X700 based graphic core ATI AVIVO technology support Multiple display features support One D Sub VGA port on the rear side One HDMI port on the rear side A14 SDVO interface which supports hot plug detection HDMI...

Page 8: ...er One S PDIF out header 1 4 One AUX In header S N ratio 90 dB for the rear output jack LAN Marvell 88E8056 PCI E Gigabit Ethernet controller USB Five OHCI and one EHCI host controllers to support ten ports Three 2 5 onboard headers Four ports for front daughter board Two ports for internal USB card reader IR module Compliant to standard Intel FPIO pin definition USB 2 0 1 1 support 1394a Ti TSB43...

Page 9: ...n definition One 1394 port Onboard connectors One CPU socket Four DDR2 memory sockets One PCI Express x16 slot One PCI Express x1 slot Two PCI slots One FDD slot One PATA slot Four SATAII IDE connectors Three 2 5 pin USB headers compliant to Intel FPIO standard specification One 2 5 pin front audio header compliant to Intel FPIO standard specification One 2 5 pin serial port connector One 1 4 pin ...

Page 10: ...75 PENTIUM D EE DDR II 400 533 667 800 UNBUFFERED DDR2 DIMM UNBUFFERED DDR2 DIMM UNBUFFERED DDR2 DIMM 240 PIN DDR II DIMM 240 PIN DDR II DIMM 240 PIN DDR II DIMM X4 USB 6 HDR 4X1 PCIE INTERFACE 1 X16 2 X8 PCIE VIDEO I F 4 X1 PCIE I F PCI SLOT 1 34 PCIE SB POWER SERIAL ATA 2 0 SATA 0 SATA 1 27 27 SATA 2 27 27 SATA 3 CLOCK GEN ICS951463 22 14 15 16 14 15 16 14 15 16 AC97 2 3 HD AUDIO 1 0 INTERNAL RT...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 5 Aspire AM5610 Front Panel Description 1 ODD Door 2 Slide Door 3 LAN LED 4 HDD LED 5 Power Button 6 USB ports 7 MIC Jack 8 Speaker Out Jack ...

Page 12: ...ription 1 6 audio jacks 7 1 HD audio jack 8 PS 2 Keyboard 2 LAN Port 9 PS 2 Mouse 3 USB Ports 10 Power Cable Port 4 1394 Port 11 SPDIF Bracket 5 CRT LCD Port 12 SPDIF Port 6 Parallel Port 13 Recovery Switch Holder 7 HDMI Port 14 Lock Handle ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 7 Aspire AM3610 Front Panel Description 1 Optical Device 2 3 5 Device 3 LAN LED 4 HDD LED 5 Power Button 6 USB Port 7 MIC Jack 8 Speaker Out Jack ...

Page 14: ...ription 1 6 audio jacks 7 1 HD audio jack 8 PS 2 Keyboard 2 LAN Port 9 PS 2 Mouse 3 USB Ports 10 Power Cable Port 4 1394 Port 11 SPDIF Bracket 5 CRT LCD Port 12 SPDIF Port 6 Parallel Port 13 Recovery Switch Holder 7 HDMI Port 14 Lock Handle ...

Page 15: ...ology toolbar and select Password Setup to do so If you do not initialize the Empowering Technology password you will be prompted to do so when running Acer eRecovery Management for the first time Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer The Acer eRecovery Management utility supports Micro...

Page 16: ... unauthorized persons It is conveniently integrated with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption decryption and also supports on the fly file encryption for MSN Messenger and Microsoft Outlook Note The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a supervisor password and default encryption This encryption will be used to encrypt files by default ...

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Page 18: ...usage Disk optimization to remove unneeded items and files Speed optimization to improve the usability and performance of your Windows XP system For more information please refer to Acer eRecovery Management Note If your computer does not come with a Recovery CD or System CD please use Acer eRecovery Management s System backup to optical disk feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD To ensure t...

Page 19: ... the process Restore from Backup Users can restore backup previously created as stated in the Create Backup section from hard drive CD or DVD Please follow the steps below to restore from backup 1 Boot to Windows XP 2 Press Alt F10 to open the Acer eRecovery utility 3 Enter the password to proceed The default password is six zeros 4 In the Acer eRecovery window select Recovery actions and click Ne...

Page 20: ...y take few seconds to bring up the software content window Change Password Acer eRecovery and Acer disc to disc recovery are protected by a password that can be changed by users Follow the steps below to change the password in Acer eRecovery 1 Boot to Window XP 2 Press Alt F10 to open the Acer eRecovery utility 3 Enter the password to proceed The default password is six zero 4 In the Acer eRecover...

Page 21: ...e enter 000000 will be displayed 4 Enter six zeros and continue 5 The Acer Recovery main page appears 6 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items operating system versions and press Enter to select Multilingual Operating System Installation Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you prefer when you first power on the system 1 Turn on the system 2 Acer s multilingu...

Page 22: ...ller ITE IT8718F with hardware monitor LAN controller Marvell 88E8056 Memory controller ATI RS600 1394 controller TI TSB43AB23 Serial ATA ATI SB600 Audio subsystem controller Realtek ALC888 VGA controller ATI RS600 Item Specification General information ATI RS600 supports Core 2 Duo processors DDR2 and DDR3 memory and its graphics subsystem features a new graphics core twice as fast as the older R...

Page 23: ...A devices Supports TPM version 1 1 1 2 devices for enhanced security Supports SPI devices Supports four SATA ports complying with SATA 2 0 specifications Supports both AHCI mode and IDE mode Supports advanced power management with AHCI mode Single PATA channel support Support PIO multi word DMA and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 modes 32x32 byte buffers on each channel for buffering Swap bay support by t...

Page 24: ...ed Modem ring Enabled Disabled default Enabled Disabled default Enabled Disabled default Enabled Disabled default RTC Enabled Disabled default Enabled Disabled default Enabled Disabled default Enabled Disabled default LED State Description ACPI State Steady Blue Running S0 Blinking Blue Sleeping S1 S3 Off Power Off S4 S5 LED State Description Controller State Blinking blue Active Active Off Idle I...

Page 25: ... SmartGuardian controller Single 5V power supply Two 16C550 UARTs Floppy disk controller IEEE 1284 parallel port Keyboard controller 48 general purpose I O pins Watchdog timer ITE innovative automatic power failure resume and power button debounce Serial IRQ support Vbat and Vcch support Single 5V power supply 128 pin QFP Item Description Chip ATI SB600 Feature Five OHCI and one EHCI host controll...

Page 26: ...nnels of microphone array input are supported for AEC BF application High quality analog differential CD input External PCBEEP input and built in digital BEEP generator Reserve analog mixer architecture for backward compatibility with AC 97 Wide range 80dB 42dB volume control with 1 5dB resolution of analog to analog mixer gain Two GPIOs General Purpose Input Output for customized applications Dig...

Page 27: ...tage monitoring typical for Vbat 5VSB 5CC Two fan speed monitoring inputs Two fan speed control DC analog output WATCHDOG comparison of all monitored items Overheat indication output Issue SMI IRQ OVT to activate system protection Item Description BIOS code programmer Phoenix Award Version Phoenix BIOS 6 00 PC Feature ROM type flash ROM ROM size 4MB Protocol supported PCIX 1 0 PCI 2 2 APM 1 2 VESA...

Page 28: ...tility Item Specification Temperature Operating 5O C 35O C Non operating 20O C 60O C storage packed 10O C 60O C unpacked Humidity Operating 15 to 80 RH non condensing Non operating 10 to 90 RH non condensing at 40o C Vibration Operating 5 500Hz 2 20g RMS random 10 minutes per axis in all three axes Non operating 5 500Hz 1 09g RMS random one hour per axis in all three axes ...

Page 29: ...ing external switch button modem ring in keyboard and mouse for APM mode Resume recovery time seven to 10 seconds Suspend Mode Independent power management timer two to 120 minutes time step 10 minutes or pushing external switch button CPU goes into SMM CPU asserts STPCLK and goes into the Stop Grant state LED on the panel turns amber color Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode for ATA standard int...

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Page 31: ...e Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when maki...

Page 32: ...ress ENTER to confirm the setting or enter the sub menu XFrequency Voltage Control XIntegrated Peripherals Set User Password XPnP PCI Configuration Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Exit Without Saving Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XPC Health Status Save Exit Setup XAdvanced BIOS Features XAdvanced Chipset Features XPower Management Setup XStan...

Page 33: ... Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults System BIOS ID R02 A0 BIOS Release Date 03 16 2007 System BIOS Version 6 00PG SMBIOS Version 2 4 System Manufacturer Name Acer MB Manufacturer Name Acer Mainboard ID MRS600M Menu Level X Mainboard S N Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Product Information System Product Name ASE571 AST671 Help Item System S N ...

Page 34: ...e IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs Drive A This item will identify the type of floppy disk drive A that has been installed Video This item defines the video mode of the system Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Apr 12 2007 Help Item Time hh mm ss 10 32 39 Menu Level X XIDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month XIDE Cha...

Page 35: ...or occurs during system boot up At defaults All But Keyboard the boot will be interrupted for all errors except a keyboard error Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time You can not make changes to these fields ...

Page 36: ...abled X Typematic Rate chars sec 6 X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled Silent Boot Enabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up Num Lock Status On OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Configuration Table Disabled Bootblock Write Protect Enabled First Boot Device Hard Disk Second B...

Page 37: ... your system is booted Gate A20 Option This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Set this item for the default value Typematic Rate Setting If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the Typematic Rate and the Typematic Delay settings for the keyboard The default setting is Disabled which uses the defau...

Page 38: ...diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer Silent Boot This item enables or disables the Silent Boot function Small Logo EPA Show Determines whether the EPA logo appears during boot up Configuration Table This item enables or disables the Configuration Table in BIOS setting Bootblock Write Protect Whe...

Page 39: ...Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Thermal Monitor 2 C1E Function Auto Thermal Monitor 1 On Execute Disable Bit Enabled die throttling X TM2 Bus VID 1 3875V Menu Level XX Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Features Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 Help Item X TM2 Bus ratio 14 X ...

Page 40: ...ess Esc to exit this menu KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults press to move it up or to move it Use K or L to select a device then Menu Level XX Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority 1 Floppy Disks Help Item ...

Page 41: ...t this menu KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults press to move it up or to move it Use K or L to select a device then Menu Level XX Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Ch2 M ST3808110AS Help Item 2 Bootable Add in Cards ...

Page 42: ...to exit this menu KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults press to move it up or to move it Use K or L to select a device then Menu Level XX Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CD ROM Boot Priority 1 Ch0 M HL DT ST RW DVD GCC 45 Help Item ...

Page 43: ...al specification of your system hardware If you change the values incorrectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Menu Level X Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features XConfiguration for NB Press Enter Help Ite...

Page 44: ... determines TV signal transmission Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that use this area of system memory need to state their memory requirements KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults System BIOS ...

Page 45: ...acheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The default setting is Disabled ...

Page 46: ...ontroller and Enhanced Host Controller Interface KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 X ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Parallel Port Mode SPP OnChip USB KBC Controller Enabled USB Mouse Support Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled USB EHCI...

Page 47: ...drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices Onboard FDC Controller If your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you want to use it you can select Enabled If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This item allows users to manually set the address for serial p...

Page 48: ...a PIO mode from zero to four IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UltraDMA This main board supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA you can change the item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this main board in order to use an UltraDMA device KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1...

Page 49: ...d the secondary Serial ATA controller will function normally Serial ATA devices connected to it will be accessible to the system When disabled the secondary Serial ATA controller will be disabled Serial ATA devices connected to it will not be accessible to the system ATI SATA Type This item sets the SATA Cable Type in use The default is Native IDE KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Ex...

Page 50: ... Enabling spread spectrum can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the south bridge For maximum system stability and performance this settings should remain at the default setting Disabled PCI Strength ...

Page 51: ...anagement function ACPI Suspend Type You can use this item to define how your system suspends Power Management Option This item acts like a master switch for the power saving modes and hard disk timeouts If this item is set to Max Saving power saving modes occur after a short timeout If this item is set to Min Saving power saving modes occur after a longer timeout If the item is set to User Define...

Page 52: ...a software power down Power On By PCI Card Enables PCI activity to wake up the system from a power saving mode Wakeup BY Onboard LAN Enables LAN activity to wake up the system from a power saving mode USB KB MS Wakeup Frm S3 S4 Enables USB keboard activity to wake up the system from a power saving mode PowerFail Status Determines how the system reboots after power failure PS 2 KB MS Wakeup Enables...

Page 53: ...come problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping Default setting is Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the graphics card Assign IRQ for USB Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the USB Universal Serial Bus Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled PC Latency Tim...

Page 54: ...mum Payload Size This BIOS feature determines the maximum TLP Transaction Layer Packet payload size that can be supported by the motherboard chipset s PCI Express controller The TLP payload size determines the amount of data transmitted within each data packet When set to 4096 the motherboard chipset s PCI Express controller supports the maximum data payload of 4096 bytes within each TLP This is t...

Page 55: ...Values F7 Optimized Defaults XAcer Thermal Profile Press Enter CPU Temp Offset Value 00 CPU Fan Start up Temp 1 55 CPU Fan Start up PWM Value 45 SYS Temp Offset Value 00 Current CPU temperature 19C Current System temperature 27C Current CPU fan speed 1708 RPM Current System fan speed 0 RPM VCC3 3 26V Voltage Battery 3 04V VCC5 4 86V 12V 11 84V Vcore 1 29V Menu Level X 5VSB 4 99V Phoenix Award Work...

Page 56: ...ess Enter to display the sub menu items as shown below CPU Temp Offset Value SYS Temp Offset Value CPU Fan Start up Temp 1 CPU Fan Start up PWM Value CPU Fan Range Freq Value CPU Fan Start up Temp 2 CPU Fan Range Freq Value CPU Delta Temp SYS Fan Start up Temp SYS Fan Start up PWM Value SYS Fan Range Freq Value SYS Delta Temp Enter vaules as required to customize the ACER Thermal Profile ...

Page 57: ...ctrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Host SRC ATIG Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Memory Clock Frequency AUTO Help Item Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Host SRC ATIG Default Menu Level X KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F1 General Help F...

Page 58: ...ol XIntegrated Peripherals Set User Password Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults XAdvanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password XPower Management Setup Save Exit Setup XPnP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults V02 54 C Copyrigh...

Page 59: ...n enter BIOS Setup freely Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled XFrequency Voltage Control XIntegrated Peripherals Set User Password P...

Page 60: ... XFrequency Voltage Control XIntegrated Peripherals Set User Password Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults XAdvanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password XPower Management Setup Save Exit Setup XPnP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMO...

Page 61: ...se the Discard Changes and Exit and press Y followed by ENTER to discard any changes you have made XFrequency Voltage Control XIntegrated Peripherals Set User Password Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults XAdvanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password XPower Management Set...

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Page 63: ...rews with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components When you remove the stripe cover please be careful not to scrape the cover Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure you have to make sure that The system and all peripherals are powered off The AC adaptor and all power and signal cables from the system are unplugged Note There are sev...

Page 64: ... disassemble and resassemble the AM5610 model AM5610 Disassembly Procedure 1 Place the system unit on a flat steady and nonskid surface 2 Release the lock handle then slide the left cover out 3 Detach the VGA TV and Modem cards 4 Disconnect the front bezel LED cable ...

Page 65: ...Chapter 3 59 5 Disconnect the SPDIF cable 6 Disconnect the audio cable 7 Disconnect the USB cables ...

Page 66: ...60 Chapter 3 8 Disconnect the card read cable 9 Disconnect the PA and PD power cable from the MB connector 10 Disconnect the P1 power supply cable and FDD data cable FDD data cable P1 power supply cable ...

Page 67: ... 61 11 Disconnect the ODD power cable and the ODD data cable 12 Disconnect the HDD power cable and the HDD data cable 13 Disconnect the System Fan power cable from the MB connector ODD data cable ODD power cable ...

Page 68: ...n and remove the HDD from the chassis 15 Release the three latches as shown and remove the front bezel 16 Slide the ODD holder as shown and remove the ODD from the chassis 17 Release the 4 screws from the CPU cooler and remove from the main board ...

Page 69: ... power cable from the MB 19 Push the two locking latches away from the memory unit at the same time to release the memory Repeat as necessary to remove all memory 20 Release the four screws fastening the system fan and remove from the chassis ...

Page 70: ... and release the CPU latch and remove the CPU from the motherboard 22 Release the 8 screws marked below and remove the main board 23 Release the four screws marked below and remove the system power supply from the chassis ...

Page 71: ...ed below IMPORTANT FSP and LITEON power supply cabling differ due to size constraints For FSP power supplies use a power cable clip to secure the 12V cable For LITEON power supplies use a non cable clip to secure the 12V cable 2 Insert the main board and secure the 8 screws marked below FSP Power Supply LITEON Power Supply ...

Page 72: ...se the CPU latch 4 Insert the System Fan in to the chassis as secure the 4 screws as shown 5 Insert the memory into the slot taking care to allign the locating lug Push down as shown until the securing latches click into place Repeat for all memory modules ...

Page 73: ... and secure the 4 screws as shown 7 Connect the CPU Cooler power cable to the MB 8 Insert the ODD in to the chassis and slide the ODD holder as shown to lock it in place 9 Insert the FDD in to the chassis and slide the FDD holder as shown to lock it in place ...

Page 74: ...to the chassis Ensure that the unit locates correctly as shown 12 Insert the HDD in to the chassis and slide the HDD holder as shown to lock it in place 13 Connect the System Fan power cable in to the MB connector Note When reassembling the System Fan the Fan cable should be fixed in the clip together with the CPU 12V cable ...

Page 75: ...ct the the HDD data cable and HDD power cable 15 Connect the ODD data cable and the ODD power cable 16 Connect the FDD data cable and P1 power supply cable FDD data cable P1 power supply cable ODD data cable ODD power cable ...

Page 76: ...er SKUs the front I O only supports 2 USB ports The USB cable from the DB is connected to USB Port1 on the MB and the Card Reader USB cable is connected to USB Port2 See the table below for your reference SKU Status USB Port1 USB Port2 USB Port3 W I Card Reader USB cable1 CR USB cable USB cable2 W O Card Reader USB cable1 USB cable2 N A ...

Page 77: ...Chapter 3 71 19 Connect the USB cables 20 Connect the audio cable 21 Connect the SPDIF cable ...

Page 78: ...72 Chapter 3 22 Connect the front bezel LED cable 23 Connect the VGA TV and Modem cards 24 Slide the left cover in and secure the lock handle ...

Page 79: ... disassemble and resassemble the AM3610 model AM3610 Disassembly Procedure 1 Place the system unit on a flat steady and nonskid surface 2 Release the lock handle then slide the left cover out 3 Detach the VGA TV and Modem cards 4 Disconnect the front bezel LED cable ...

Page 80: ...74 Chapter 3 5 Disconnect the audio cable 6 Disconnect the USB cables 7 Disconnect the card read cable ...

Page 81: ...he PA and PD power cable from the MB connector 9 Disconnect the P1 power supply cable and FDD data cable 10 Disconnect the ODD power cable and the ODD data cable FDD data cable P1 power supply cable ODD data cable ODD power cable ...

Page 82: ...DD data cable 12 Disconnect the System Fan power cable from the MB connector Note When reassembling the System Fan the Fan cable should be fixed in the clip together with the CPU 12V cable 13 Slide the HDD holder as shown and remove the HDD from the chassis ...

Page 83: ...77 14 Release the three latches as shown and remove the front bezel 15 Slide the ODD holder as shown and remove the ODD from the chassis 16 Release the 4 screws from the CPU cooler and remove from the main board ...

Page 84: ... power cable from the MB 18 Push the two locking latches away from the memory unit at the same time to release the memory Repeat as necessary to remove all memory 19 Release the four screws fastening the system fan and remove from the chassis ...

Page 85: ... and release the CPU latch and remove the CPU from the motherboard 21 Release the 8 screws marked below and remove the main board 22 Release the four screws marked below and remove the system power supply from the chassis ...

Page 86: ...ed below IMPORTANT FSP and LITEON power supply cabling differ due to size constraints For FSP power supplies use a power cable clip to secure the 12V cable For LITEON power supplies use a non cable clip to secure the 12V cable 2 Insert the main board and secure the 8 screws marked below FSP Power Supply LITEON Power Supply ...

Page 87: ...se the CPU latch 4 Insert the System Fan in to the chassis as secure the 4 screws as shown 5 Insert the memory into the slot taking care to allign the locating lug Push down as shown until the securing latches click into place Repeat for all memory modules ...

Page 88: ... and secure the 4 screws as shown 7 Connect the CPU Cooler power cable to the MB 8 Insert the ODD in to the chassis and slide the ODD holder as shown to lock it in place 9 Insert the FDD in to the chassis and slide the FDD holder as shown to lock it in place ...

Page 89: ...to the chassis Ensure that the unit locates correctly as shown 12 Insert the HDD in to the chassis and slide the HDD holder as shown to lock it in place 13 Connect the System Fan power cable in to the MB connector Note When reassembling the System Fan the Fan cable should be fixed in the clip together with the CPU 12V cable ...

Page 90: ...ct the the HDD data cable and HDD power cable 15 Connect the ODD data cable and the ODD power cable 16 Connect the FDD data cable and P1 power supply cable FDD data cable P1 power supply cable ODD data cable ODD power cable ...

Page 91: ...er SKUs the front I O only supports 2 USB ports The USB cable from the DB is connected to USB Port1 on the MB and the Card Reader USB cable is connected to USB Port2 See the table below for your reference SKU Status USB Port1 USB Port2 USB Port3 W I Card Reader USB cable1 CR USB cable USB cable2 W O Card Reader USB cable1 USB cable2 N A ...

Page 92: ...86 Chapter 3 19 Connect the USB cables 20 Connect the audio cable 21 Connect the SPDIF cable ...

Page 93: ...Chapter 3 87 22 Connect the front bezel LED cable 23 Connect the VGA TV and Modem cards 24 Slide the left cover in and secure the lock handle ...

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Page 95: ...r to generic troubleshooting guide in the service guide database for information with respect to following items Power On Self Test POST POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptoms List Troubleshooting Chapter 4 ...

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Page 97: ...d Placement Component Component 1 LGA775 socket for Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Core 2 Extreme Quad Core Core 2 Duo CPUs 2 North bridge ATI RS600 3 South bridge ATI SB600 4 IEEE 1394 chip TI TSB43AB23 Jumper and Connector Information Chapter 5 ...

Page 98: ...ltek ALC888 6 LAN chip Marvell 88E8056 7 I O chip ITE IT8718F 8 BIOS chip 9 12 Memory slots DIMM1 DIMM4 13 Floppy disk drive connector FDD1 14 Hard disk drive connector IDE1 15 ATX 24 pin power connector ATX1 16 Fan power connector SYS_F2 17 Four SATA connectors SATA1 SATA4 18 BIOS write protect jumper BIOS_WP3 19 Front panel connectors F_PANEL2 20 22 Front USB connectors JUSB1 JUSB2 and JUSB3 23 ...

Page 99: ...to proper ATX power supplies to ensure stable operation of the main board Power supply of 350W and above is highly recommended for system stability PIN Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWROK 20 Res 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND PIN Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V ...

Page 100: ...t USB connectors The OCHI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices Audio port connectors These audio connectors are used for audio devices You can differentiate the color of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects Green audio jack Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Blue aud...

Page 101: ...33MB per second The new interface is one third faster than earlier record breaking Ultra ATA100 technology and is backward compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface IDE1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly Important If you install two hard disks on IDE cable you must config...

Page 102: ... the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is ground and should be connected to GND If the main board has a system hardware monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Important Fan heatsink with 3 or 4 pins are both available for CPU_F2 CPU_F2 supports fan control CD In Connector JCD2...

Page 103: ...MIC_L Microphone Left channel 2 GND Ground 3 MIC_R Microphone Right channel 4 PRESENCE Active low signal signals BIOS that a High Definition Audio dongle is connected to the analog header PRESENCE 0 when a High Definition Audio dongle is connected 5 LINEout_R Analog Port Right channel 6 MIC_JD Jack detection return from the front panel microphone JACK1 7 Front_JD Jack detection sense line from the...

Page 104: ...transfer rate up to a maximum 480Mbps which is 40 times faster than USB 1 1 and is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and so on Important The pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage PIN Signal PIN Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0 4 USB1 5 USB0 6 USB1 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key no pin 10 USBOC ...

Page 105: ...nnectors J1394_1 The main board is equipped with IEEE 1394 pin header that allows you to connect IEEE 1394 ports PIN Signal PIN Signal 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cable Power 8 Cable Power 9 Key no pin 10 Ground ...

Page 106: ...O2 This connector is used to connect SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission IrDA Infrared Module Header JCIR2 This connector allows you to connect to MCE Infrared receiver IR blaster module PIN Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Da...

Page 107: ...2 GP 320mm 4S352 032 GP Optional Serial ATA Data Cable for ODD 450mm 4S352 046 GP 450mm 4S352 046 GP Optional Serial ATA Power Cable 100 50mm 4S352 047 GP 100 50mm 4S352 047 GP Optional USB Cable1 610mm 350601G00 600 G 610mm 350601G00 600 G Standard USB Cable2 610mm 350601G00 600 G 610mm 350601G00 600 G Standard Audio Cable 720mm 351003900 600 G 720mm 351003900 600 G Standard FDD Cable 220mm 4S320...

Page 108: ...BIOS code usually by reading it from a specially prepared floppy disk Under normal operation we suggest that you enable the write protect function by shorting 2 3 pin of the BIOS_WP3 jumper to protect the boot block from virus infection Slots PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Slots PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I O infrastructure for Desktop Platforms with transf...

Page 109: ...it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows PCI Slot Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 Slot 1 INT A INT B INT C INT D Slot 2 INT B INT C INT D INT A ...

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Page 111: ...a part number is changed it will NOT be noted on the printed service guide For Acer authorized service providers your Acer office may have a different part number code from those given in the FRU list of this printed service guide You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for service Note To scrap or to return the defective parts you should follow the...

Page 112: ...ion Number Description 1 AM30 Bezel 10 Power Supply 2 AM50 USB 11 Fan 3 AM50 USB Panel 12 PCI Bracket 4 FDD Lock Slide 13 Left Slide Door 5 CD ROM Lock Slide 14 Motherboard 6 Chassis 15 HDD 7 USB PCB ASM 16 3 5 Device 8 USB Shielding 17 CD ROM 9 Right Slide Door 18 HDD Lock Slide ...

Page 113: ...ription 1 AM30 Main Bezel 11 Fan 2 3_25 Cover 12 PCI Bracket 3 5_25 Cover 13 Left Side Door 4 AM50 USB 14 Motherboard 5 AM50 USB Panel 15 HDD 6 Chassis 16 3 5 Device 7 USB PCB ASM 17 CD ROM 8 USB Shielding 18 HDD Lock Slide 9 Right Side Door 19 FDD Lock Slide 10 Power Supply 20 CD ROM Lock Slide ...