Acer M1200, M3200, M5200 User Manual

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Aspire M5200 Aspire M3200

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M5200/Aspire M3200/ Aspire M1200service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

MESSAGES

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information

System Specifications

Features

Operating System

 Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business)

Processor

 Socket Type: AMD940  Processor Type:

 Phenom(95W) / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64/ Sempron CPUs

Chipset

 RS780/RS740 + RS700

PCB

 Form Factor: uATX  Dimension/Layer: 243.84cm x 243.84cm

Memory

 Memory Type: DDR2 667/800  Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 8GB  Support un-buffered DIMM (RS780/RS740)  DIMM Slot: 4  Memory Max: 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb/2Gb devices technologies  Capacity: Up to 2GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 8GB

PCI

 PCI Express Slot Type: x16

 PCI Express Slot Type: x1

 PCI Slot Type: PCI 2.3 5V slots

 PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity: 1

 PCI Express x1 Slot Quantity: 1

 PCI Slot Quantity: 2

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FDD

 Slot Quantity: 1  Design Criteria:

 Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5” Devices

IDE

 Slot Type: 40pin PATA IDE slot

 Slot Quantity: 1  Transfer rate support:

 PIO Mode: 0/1/2/3/4

 ATA mode: 33/66/100/133

 Storage Type support:

 HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+

RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus/HD DVD/BlueRay DVD

SATA

 Slot Type: SATA slot  Slot Quantity: 6  Storage Type support:

 HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD

Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus/Blu-Ray ODD

Audio

 Audio Type: HD audio codec  Audio Channel: 7.1 channel  Audio Controller /Codec: ALC888S HD codec 7.1  Connectors support:

 Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition, example as below  Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo

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Program Device Requirements: Audio-0002

 1 S/PDIF-out header (1*4)  1 AUX-In header (1*4)  1 front panel audio header (2*5)  Add HD de-pop CKT (the attachment is the reference, please propose

your solution)

 S/N ratio: 90 dB at rear output jack

LAN

 MAC Controller: Marvell 8071 Gigabit Ethernet controller  Should be worked under 10/100/1000Mbs environment  PHY: Realtek 8211BL Gigabit Ethernet Phy.

USB

 Controller Type: RS780M03A1-8KRS2H  Ports Quantity: 12

 4 back panel ports  On-board: 3 2*5 headers

 4 ports for front daughter board  6 ports for rear I/O

 2 ports for internal card reader.

 Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition

 Data transfer rate support:

 USB 2.0/1.1

1394

 Controller: Jmicron JM831 1394a controller  Connector Quantity: 2

 1 rear 6pin IEEE1394 port  1 2x5pin onboard jumper

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BIOS

 BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin  Size: 8Mb  Note:

 Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with

 BIOS shall auto detect FDD to avoid checksum error when boot

I/O Connector

 Controller: Super I/O ITE IT8718F (F stepping or after; must full support

Intel platform)

default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS)

Rear I/O Connector

 1 PS/2 Keyboard port,  1 PS/2 Mouse port,  1 COM port  1 VGA port  1 HDMI port (Aspire M3000/5000 series only),  1 RJ45 LAN port,  1 IEEE 1394 port (6 pin) (Aspire sku only)  2 USB ports  7.1 channel phone jack (6 audio jacks)

On-board connectors

 1 CPU socket  4 DDR- memory sockets  1 PCI Express x16 slot  1 PCI Express x 1 slot  2 PCI slots  1 FDD slot

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 1 PATA connector  6 SATA connectors  3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow Intel FPIO

standard Specification)

 1 2*5 pin IEEE1394 jumper (reserve header on all SKU)  1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO spec. Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin connectors  1 serial port 2*5 pin connector (reserve header on all SKU)  1 AUX-In 4pin connector  1 1*4 S/PDIF out header (reserve header on all sku)  1 4 pin CPU Fan connector  1 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit  1 24pin + 4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector  1 2*7 pin front panel IO header  1 Jumper for clear CMOS  1 on board buzzer  Color management for on board connecter (pls provide proposal)

Power Supply

 Power Supply Mounting Features

 Chassis accepts ATX-style power supply  Chasses accepts PS2, PS3 style power supply  Features for internal mounting tab  Location of 4 external mounting holes

 Power Supply Electrical Design Feature

 300W/250W in stable mode (Acer Assign System Power Unit)  Design for Intel Broadwater/ICH8 series chipset compatible system  Voltage design should be covered +5V, +3.3V, +12V, +5VSB, -12V

(attention to 12V output capability)

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 Demand for both PFC/Non-PFC solutions (two different quotations are

needed)

 Minimum 2 Serial ATA power connector solution should be included

(by default)

 Minimum 3 big 4-pin power connector included  Minimum 1 small 4-pin power connector included  PFC version will not provide switch selector for 115/230V AC input but

it should be universal for Europe and China

 Non-PFC version should provide switch selector for 115/230V AC input

and universal for worldwide

 PS2 style

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Main board Placement

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Block Diagram

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Aspire M5200 Front Panel

The computer’s front panel consists of the following:

Label Description

1 Optical drive 2 Card reader 3 Power and HDD LED 4 Power button 5 Speaker or headphone 6 Microphone jack 7 USB ports

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Aspire M5200 Rear Panel

Label Description Label Description

1 Power card socket 8 Fan aperture 2 Voltage selector switch 9 PS/2 mouse connector

3 PS/2 keyboard connector 10 Printer connector

4 HDMI port 11 LAN port 5 Monitor connector 12 SPDIF port 6 USB 2.0 ports 13 1394 port 7 Audio port 14 Lock Handle

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Aspire M3200 Front Panel

Label Description

1 USB ports 2 Floppy disk drive 3 Card reader cover 4 Acer Logo 5 Microphone jack 6 Speaker or headphone 7 Optical drive 8 Power button 9 LED module

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Aspire M3200 Rear Panel

Label

1 Power card socket 8 Fan aperture 2 Voltage selector switch 9 PS/2 mouse connector

3 PS/2 keyboard connector 10 Printer connector

4 HDMI port 11 LAN port 5 Monitor connector 12 SPDIF port 6 USB 2.0 ports 13 1394 port 7 Audio port 14 Lock Handle

Description Label Description

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Aspire M1200 Front Panel

Label Description

1 Optical drive 2 Floppy disk drive 3 Speaker or headphone 4 USB Ports 5 Acer Logo 6 Power button 7 LED Module 8 Microphone jack

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Aspire M1200 Rear Panel

Label

1 Power card socket 8 Fan aperture 2 Voltage selector switch 9 PS/2 mouse connector

3 PS/2 keyboard connector 10 Printer connector

4 HDMI port 11 LAN port 5 Monitor connector 12 SPDIF port

Description Label Description

6 USB 2.0 ports 13 1394 port 7 Audio port 14 Lock Handle

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item Specification

Type Processor Type: Phenom(95W) / Athlon 64 X2 /

Athlon 64/ Sempron CPUs Socket AMD Socket AM2+ (940 pin) Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS

Setup is set to Enabled.)

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS code programmer Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer

skin BIOS version V6.0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS (DMI) 2.4/DMI 2.0 (log file)

Device Boot Support

Support to LS-120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature

- 1st priority: SATA HDD

- 2nd priority: CD-ROM

- 3rd priority: FDD

- 4th priority: LAN

- 5th priority: USB device

YES

BIOS Hotkey List

Hotkey Function Description

Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to

enter BIOS Setup Utility.

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Main Board Major Chips

Item Specification

North Bridge RS780/RS740 South Bridge RS700 APG controller RS780/RS740 Super I/O controller ITE IT8718F Audio controller Realtek HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1

(co-lay with ALC888) LAN controller Realtek 8211BL Gigabit Ethernet Phy. HDD controller RS700 Keyboard controller ITE IT8718F

Memory Combinations

Slot Memory Total Memory

Slot 1 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb/2Gb 256MB~2GB Slot 2 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb/2Gb 256MB~2GB Maximum System Memory Supported 256MB~8GB

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb/2Gb Support memory type DDR2 Support memory interface DDR2 800MHz Support memory voltage 1.8V Support memory module package 240-pin DDR2 Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations

ou can install memory modules in any

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combination as long as they match the above specifications.

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio controller RS780/RS740 Audio controller type ALC888S Audio channel codec 7.1 Audio function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Mono or stereo Stereo Compatibility Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible

Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator and AC’97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real-time FM-to-Wavetable conversionMPU-401 (UART mode) interface for Wavetable s and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC’97and WHQL

specifications Music synthesizer Yes, internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz (max.) MPU-401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jack Supported

nthesizers

SATA Interface

Item Specification

SATA controller RS780/RS740 SATA controller resident bus PCI bus Number of SATA channel SATA X 6

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Support bootable CD-ROM YES

Floppy disk drive Interface

Item Specification

Floppy disk drive controller ITE IT8718F Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus Support FDD format 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB,

2.88MB

Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel port controller ITE IT8718F Parallel port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of parallel parts 1 Support ECP/EPP SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP Connector type 25-pin D-type female connector Parallel port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Optional EV+CP DMA channel (in BIOS setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS setup)

DMA channel 1 DMA channel 3 378h 278h IRQ5 IRQ7

USB Port

Item Specification

Universal HCI USB 2.0/1.1 USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy

mode

USB Connectors Quantity 4 ports for front daughter board

6 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader.

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Environmental Requirements

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

Power Management

Devices S1 S3 S4 S5

Power Button V V V V USB Keyboard/Mouse V V N/A N/A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

 Devices wake up from S3 should be less than  Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds

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Chapter 2

System Utilities

The manufacturer or the dealer already configures most systems. There is no need to run Setup when starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message.

The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM.

NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad/flat. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS.

Before you run Setup, make sure that you have saved all open files. The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup.

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message of “Press DEL to enter SETUP” appears on the screen, press the key of [Delete] to enter the setup menu.

NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to

enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete].

The Setup Utility main menu then appears:

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The items in the main menu are explained below:

Parameter Description

Production 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

Advance BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special

enhanced features

Advance Chipset

This setup page includes all advanced chipset features Features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function

features PnP/PCI Configuration This setup page includes all configurations of PCI & PnP ISA

resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature,

voltage, and fan speed Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Settings Default Settings indicates the value

of the system parameters which the system would be in best

performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access

to the system and Setup, or just to Setup Set User Password Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access

to the System Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup

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Product Information

The screen below appears if you select Product Information from the main menu: The Product Information menu contains general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support).

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter Description

Production Name This item lists the product name System S/N This item lists the system serial number System BIOS Version This item lists the system BIOS version System BIOS ID This item lists the system BIOS ID BIOS Release Date This item lists the BIOS release date

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Standard CMOS Setup

Select standard CMOS features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system the following screen shows the standard CMOS features menu:

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Date To set the date following the

weekday-month-date-year format

Week: From [Sun.] to

[Sat.]. determined by BIOS and is display only

Day: from [1] to [31] (or the

maximum allowed in the month.

Year: from 1999 to 2099

System Time To set the time following the

hour-minute-second format

The items format is [hour] [minute][second]. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour timer clock.

Base Memory Size 640 K for system base memory

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Parameter Description Options

Extended Memory Size

Total Memory Size IDE Channel X Master IDE Channel X Slave

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the memory address map of CPU Total memory size for the system Hard disk drive connected to channel X master or slave port. To enter the IDE Master or Slave setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always

[Enter] for detection options [Auto]: BIOS automatically detects IDE

devices during POST (default)

[None]: No IDE devices are used and the

system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up

automatically detected

Video Setting Select the type of

primary video subsystem

Halt on This item enables use to

select the situation if the BIOS stops the POST

[Manual]: Manually input the correct

settings

[Access Mode]: To set the access mode for

the hard drive. The four options are: CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto) Cylinder: Number of cylinders Head: Number of heads Precomp: Write precomp Landing Zone: Landing Zone Sector: Number of sectors

All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard

process and the notification

All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key

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Advanced Setup

The following screen shows the Advanced Setup:

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This features displays the Hard Disk Boot Device priority from high to low and allows users to set the Hard Disk Boot Device Priority. Press [Enter] to enter the setting screen. Use wory to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit.

[Press Enter]

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Parameter Description Options

Virus Warning This feature allows you to enable the VIRUS

warning function for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and there is someone attempts to write data to this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen

and the alarm will beep. Quick Power On Self Test

This feature allows the system to skip certain

tests while booting. When this function is

enabled, it will decrease the time needed to boot

the system, which means to quick power on

self-test function. Silent Boot This feature allows you to enable or disable if the

screen logo to display or not during POST First/Second/ Third Boot Device

The item allows you to see the sequence of boot

device where BIOS attempts to load the disk

operation system.

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[Floppy], [LS120], [Hard Disk], [CD-ROM], [ZIP], [USB-FDD],

Boot From Other Devices Boot Up NumLock

This item allows user to enable or disable to boot

from other device

This item allows user to enable or disable to set

keyboard is number keys or arrow keys Status Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the

system and Setup, or just to Setup. APIC Mode This option is used to set up enable or disable

the APCI function HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

S.M.A.R.T. which allows your hard disk to report

any read/write errors and issue a warning when

LDCM installed

[USB-ZIP], [USB-CDROM], [USB-HDD], [LAN], [Disabled] [Enabled], [Disabled]

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[System], [Setup]

[Enabled], [Disabled]

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Advanced Chipset Setup

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Dual Monitor Support Frame Buffer Size This field displays how much frame

CPU Frequency This field allows you to determine

This category allows you to enable or disable dual monitor support function

buffer size of the system.

CPU frequency of the system.

[Enabled], [Disabled]

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Parameter Description Options

Spread Spectrum

HT Spread Spectrum

SSE/SSE2 Instructions

When the system clock generator pulses,

the extreme values of the pulse generate

excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum

spread modulation changes the extreme

values from spikes to flat curves, thus

reducing EMI. This benefit may in some

case be outweighed by problems with

timing-critical devices, such as a

clock-sensitive SCSI device.

Enables or Disables HT Spread Spectrum.

HT is Hyper Transport between CPU and

North Bridge.

This feature controls the availability of the

processor’s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets.

When enabled, the processor’s SSE and

SSE2 instruction sets are enabled. Software

applications can make use of those

[Enabled], [Disabled]

instructions to better process large

amounts of data quickly.

When disabled, the processor’s SSE and

SSE2 instruction sets are disabled.

Software applications will not be able to use

those instructions to process multiple data

elements simultaneously. However, the

processor’s MMX instruction set will still

be available for use. It is highly

recommended that you leave this BIOS

feature at the default setting.

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Integrated Peripherals

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

IDE Function Setup This page allows you to setup IDE

function Onboard Device Setup Onboard I/O Chip Setup

This page allows you to setup

onboard devices.

This page allows you to setup

onboard I/O chip.

[Press Enter]

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Integrated Peripherals-IDE Function Setup

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

IDE Primary/Second ary Master/Slave PIO

On-Chip IDE First/Second Channel

IDE Primary/Second ary Master/Slave UDMA

The four IDE PIO fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The Chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate an interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface. UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilized ATA transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data ata maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE

[Enabled], [Disabled]

interface supports), the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE

device. IDE DMA Transfer Access

SATA 1/2 Enable/Disable Serial-ATA 1 or Serial-ATA-2. SATA 1

IDE Prefetch Mode

This category allows you to enable or disable DMA

transfer access of IDE device (or IDE HDD)

control port 1 and 3, SATA 2 control port 2 and 4.

The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE

prefetching, for faster drive accesses. If you install a

primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this

field to Disabled if the interface does not support

prefetching.

[Enabled], [Disabled]

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Parameter Description Options

IDE HDD Block Mode

SATA PORT Speed Settings

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple

commands, or multiple sectors read/write. If your IDE

hard drive supports block mode(most new drives do),

select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal

number of block read/write per sector the drive can

support.

This category allows you to determine the speed of

SATA port.

Integrated Peripherals-Onboard Device Setup

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[Auto],

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

On Chip USB This field allows you to determine on

chip USB type or disable on chip USB.

UDB Memory Type Use this item to change the type of

USB memory to shadow or Base

memory. USB KB Legacy Support USB Mouse Support ALC888S Audio Change the on board Audio to auto or

MAC LAN Enables or disables onboard LAN

This field enables or disables USB

keyboard support function.

This field enables or disables USB

mouse support function.

disabled

controller, If you wish to use the

motherboard’s onboard LAN

controller, you should certainly enable

this BIOS feature.

[V1.1+V2.0], [V1.1]

[Shadow], [Base Memory]

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[Auto], [Disable]

[Enabled], [Disabled]

MAC LAN Boot ROM

You can disable this feature if you do

not want to use the motherboard’s

onboard LAN controller. This may free

up an IRQ for other devices to use.

This is useful if your motherboard

does not support APIC and have many

devices that can not share IR Qs.

Enables or disables on board LAN

boot ROM.

[Enabled], [Disabled]

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Integrated Peripherals -Onboard I/O Chip Setup

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1

UR2 Duplex Mode

Onboard Parallel Port

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the serial port. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port. In an infrared port mode, this field appears. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous tow-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Select a logical LPI port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical

[Enabled]. [Disabled]

[xxx+IRQx]

Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode used DMA

parallel port. Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. This item allows users to manually set the DMA channel for ECP mode

[Normal], [EPP], [EPP], [EPP+ECP]

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Power Management

The Power Management menu lets you configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings:

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options ACPI Function This item allows you to enable or disable

the ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type

This item specifies the power saving modes

for ACPI function. S1 (POSP: The S1 sleep

mode is a low power state.. In this state, no

system context (SPU or chipset) is lost and

hardware maintains all system context/ S3

(STR): The S3 sleep mode is s power-down

state in which power is supplied only to

essential components such as main

memory and wake-capable devices and all

system context is saved to main memory.

The information stored in memory will be

used to restore the PC to the previous state

when an wake-up event occurs. HDD Power Down

The setting controls how long a hard disk

drive must be left idle before it spins

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[S1 (POS)]: Set ACPI

suspend type to S1/POS (Power On Suspend).

[S3 (STR)]: Set ACPI

suspend type to S3/STR

[Disabled], [Standby],

[Suspend]

HDD Down In Suspend

downs.

Enables or Disables the functionality of

HDD down in suspend

[Enabled], [Disabled]

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Parameter Description Options

Soft-off by PWR/BTTN

WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off Resume by Alarm

When Enabled, turning the system off with the on/off button places the system in a very low-power-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity. This category enables or disables wake-on-Lan from soft-off

You can set “Resume by Alarm” item to enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system.

[Instant-off]: Press down button

then power off instantly

[Delay 4 Sec.]: Press Power button 3

sec. to power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec.

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[Disabled] [Enabled]: Enable alarm function to

Power On system. If RTC Alarm Lead to Power On is Enabled,

POWER ON Function POWER After PWR-Fail

Select the method to power on the system This field allows you to determine the power status to on/off or former-sts after the system

Date( of Month) Alarm: Everyday, 1~31 Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm: (0.~23):(0-59):(0~59)

[Button Only], [Keyboard 98], [Hot Key], [Mouse Left], [Mouse Right] [FORMER-Sts], [On], [Off]

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PCI/PnP Setup

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Init Display First

Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any other display device on the system. Thus the

AGP display becomes the primary display. Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select

Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration

Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have

installed a new add-on and the system

reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict

that the operating system cannot boot Resources Controlled By

This item allows user to assign PnP resource (I/O

address, IRQ&DMA channels) for Plug and Play

compatible devices automatically or manually IRQ Resources When resource are controlled by manually, assign

each system interrupt a type , depending on the type

of device using the interrupt.

Option:

[PCI Device]: Assign this IRQ for PCI device.

[Enabled], [Disabled]

[Auto] [Manual]

[Press Enter]

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Maximum Payload Size PCI 1/2 IRQ Assignment

[Reserved]: Reserve this IRQ for other device.

This option is only very rarely needed. It should be

left at “Disabled” unless a video device specifically

[Disabled],

[Enabled] requires the setting enabled upon installation. This field displays maximum payload size of the

[128-4096] system This item allows user to assign PCI IRQ for device [Auto], [3] ,

[4] , [5] , [6] , [7], [10] , [11] , [12] , [14] , [15]

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PC Health Status

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

rameter Description Options

V core Detect system’s voltage status

automatically CPU Temperature Detect CPU Temperature automatically CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) CPU Smart FAN Control

Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan Speed Status

automatically

The item displays the system Smart Fan

Function status. It is always enabled by

system.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency/Voltage Control Manufacturer: Intel Ratio Status: Unlocked (Min:06,Max :10) Ratio Actual Value: 10 CPU Frequency : 266MHz Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK Enabled Spread Spectrum Enabled

Disabled Enabled

Help Item

Options

KLIJ

:Move E n te r: S e le ct +/-/:Value F10:Save E S C:Exit

F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defauits

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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter Description Optio

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

This option allows you to enable/disable the feature of auto detecting the clock frequency of the installed PCI

Enabled Disabled

bus. Manufacturer This item specifies CPU Manufacturer Intel CPU frequency This item specifies CPU frequency 266MHz Spread Spectrum

When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the

extreme values (spikes) of the pulses create EMI

Enabled

(Electromagnetic Interference). The spread Spectrum

function reduces the EMI generated by modulating

the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced

to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem,

leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system

stability and performance. But if you are plagued by

EMI, setting to Enabled for EMI reduction.

Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are

overlooking because even a slight jitter can introduce

a temporary boost in clock speed which may just

cause your over lock ed processor to lock up.

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Load Default Settings

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install defaults for all

appropriate items in the Setup Utility.

Parameter Description Options

Load Default Settings

Select the field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features, which the system automatically detects. This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

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Parameter Description Options

Set Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press<Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS Memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press<ESC> to abort the selection. PASSWORD DISABLED To disable password, just press<Enter> when you are prompted to enter password with empty. A message will confirm the password being disabled. If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Feature Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup. If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup. 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.

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Save & Exit Setup

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility.

Parameter Description Options

Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> to save the changes that have made

in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. Press<Y> to save and Exit or <N> to return to the main menu.

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Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility.

Parameter Description Options

Exit Without Saving Press<Enter> to discard any changes and

exit the Setup Utility

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Chapter 3

Machine Disassembly and Replacement

To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:

Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge. Wire cutter. Phillips screwdriver (may require different size).

NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly

process, group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components.

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General Information Before You Begin

Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:

1. Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.

2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system

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Disassembly Procedure

This section tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform

system service. Please also refer to the disassembly video, if available.

CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure you have turned off the system and all

peripherals connected to it.

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Aspire M5200/3200/1200 Standard Disassembly Process

Bezel Label

Process:

1. According to the requirement, paste ATI, OS, CPU, HDMI and marketing label by SKU.

spire M3200

Marketing Label

HDMI Label

ATI Label OS Label

CPU Label

5±0.5m

Marketing label for AAC

Marketing label for EMEA & AAP

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spire M5200

Marketin

HDMI Label

TI Label

OS Label

CPU Label

Intel Viiv label

Core 2 Quad Label

Label

5±0.5m

spire M1200

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Notice:

I. Dual ODD assembly rule.

ODD install place

Slave ODD

V SUPERMULTI+

V DVD-DUAL V Combo V CD-RW

V DVD

V CD-ROM

Master ODD location

Slave ODD location

ODD

Master ODD

Remove side cover

Process:

1. Put the Computer on the worktable lightly.

2. Release left side cover with 2 screws then remove left side cover.

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Remove Cards

Process:

1. Release the slot cover tooless

2. Remove VGA ､TV､Modem Card，the following list is for your reference about the mutual location relation (Optional by SKU).

Modem card

TV card

VGA card

Notice:

I. Remove card, don’t touch any electric parts on PCB.

TV card

VGA card

Modem card

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ATA

Remove HDD Data Cables

Process:

1. Remove HDD/ODD data cable from M/B.

2. Remove master HDD data & power cable.

HDD data cable

HDD power cable

2 slot on M/B

Connect Master HDD

SATA1 slot on M/B

Connect FDD

Connect Slave HDD

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Remove ODD DATA cable

Process:

1. Remove master ODD data and power cable from ODD.

2. Remove slave ODD data and power cable from master and Slave ODD (Optional by

SKU)

ODD data cable

ODD power cable

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Cable routing

Process:

1. Put master HDD Cable into HDD1 slot, And Put Slave HDD Cable into HDD2 slot

Remove Cables

Process:

1. Remove power switch cable from M/B.

2. Remove Audio cable from M/B “F-AUDIO”。

3. Remove card reader cable from M/B “USB2”

4. Remove USB1 cable from M/B “F_USB3”

5. Remove USB cable from M/B “F_USB4”

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Card reader 1394 cable

Front AUDIO (F_AUDIO)

Card reader cable

Power switch cable

Front bezel “USB1” cable

Front bezel “USB2” cable

Notice:

I. Front panel USB cable must be always connect to M/B USB2 and USB3 port whether

has card reader.

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Paste clip/Cable routing

Process:

1. We should paste a cable clip on bottom, Put audio cable into the cable clip

2. Cable routing.

Paste 1pcs

cable clip

Put audio/USB/Card reader/1394 cable into the cable clip

Remove HDD

Process:

1. Remove Master HDD from the first HDD location.

3. Remove Slave HDD from the second HDD location. (Optional by SKU)

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Master HDD Slave HDD

Remove card reader

Process:

1. Remove card reader from chassis.

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Remove FDD Cable

Process:

1. Remove FDD digital cable just as pictures (Optional by SKU).

2. Plug 4 pins power cord from FDD slot.

Remove from FDD

Notice:

Remove from M/B

A B

Card reader and FDD

Card reader Only card reader

FDD Only FDD

FDD

“FDD1” slot

B A

Card

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Remove ODD

Process:

1. Push the lock handle release ODD.

2. Remove Master ODD from the location.

3. Remove slave ODD from the location. (Optional by SKU)

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Remove Cables

Process:

1. Remove 12V power cable from M/B connector “PWR2”.

2. Remove System fan cable from M/B connector “SYS FAN ”.

3. Remove P1 power cable from M/B connector “PWR”.

4. Remove heat sink cable from M/B connector “CPU_ FAN＂.

12V power cable

P1 power cable

System fan cable

CPU- FAN

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Remove System FAN

Process:

1. Release four screws according to the following picture.

2. Remove Sys FAN (Optional by SKU)

Release four screws.

The direction of System FAN

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376

Remove mother board

Process:

1. Release 8PCS screws form the corresponding hole.

2. Release screws according to the following picture in turn.

3. Remove the Mother board from chassis.

Raised platform

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Remove CPU cooler

Process:

1. Release the clip and remove Cooler from the Retention module.

Remove memory

Process:

1. Open the memory slot then remove memory.

2. Remove the first Memory from DIMM1 slot.

3. Remove the second Memory from DIMM2 slot (Optional by SKU).

DIMM1

DIMM2

Open the memory slot then remove memory.

DIMM

Memory install place

DIMM

B A

A A

DIMM

BBA A

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Remove CPU

Process:

1. Remove CPU according following the pictures.

Corresponding

Open the handle then remove CPU

Remove I/O shielding

Process:

1. Remove I/O Shielding.

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Chapter 4

Troubleshooting

Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting information relating to following topics:

 Power-On Self-Test (POST)  POST Check Points  POST Error Messages List  Error Symptoms List

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Chapter 5

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ATX_POWER: ATX 24-pin Power Connector

987654321

121110

242322212019181716151413

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +3.3 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3 14 -12V 3 COM 15 COM 4 +5V 16 PS_ON 5 COM 17 COM 6 +5V 18 COM 7 COM 19 COM 8 PWR OK 20 -5V 9 5VSB 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 COM

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Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 STROBE 14 ALF 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 GROUND 6 PD4 19 GROUND 7 PD5 20 GROUND 8 PD6 21 GROUND 9 PD7 22 GROUND 10 ACK 23 GROUND 11 BUSY 24 GROUND 12 PE 25 GROUND 13 SLCT

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Chapter 6

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of Aspire M5200/3200/1200. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization).

NOTE: Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most

up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. For whatever reasons 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 local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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Exploded Diagram

NO DESCRIPTION NO DESCRIPTION

1 AM50_MAIN_BEZEL 10 POWER SUPPLY 2 AM50_USB 11 FAN 3 AM50_USB_PANEL 12 PCI-BRACKET 4 FDD_LOCK_SLIDE 13 LEFT SIDE DOOR 5 CD_ROM LOCK SLIDE 14 HOTHER BOARD 6 CHASSIS 15 HDD 7 USB_PCB_ASN 16 3.5 DEVICE 8 USB-SHIELDING 17 CD-ROM 9 RIGHT SIDE DOCR 18 HDD-LOCK-SLIDE

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NO DESCRIPTION NO DESCRIPTION

1 AM30-MAIN-BEZEL 11 FAN 2 3-25-COVER 12 PCI-BRACKET 3 5-25-COVER 13 LEFT SIDE DOOR 4 AM30-USB 14 NOTHERBOARD 5 AM30-USB-PENEL 15 HDD 6 CHASSIS 16 3.5’ DEVICE 7 USB-PCE-ASN 17 CD-ROM 8 USB-SHTELDING 18 HDD-LOCK-SLIDE 9 RIGHT SIDE DOOR 19 FDD-LOCK-SLTDE 10 POWER SUPPLY 20 CD-ROM LOCK SLIDE

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NO DESCRIPTION NO DESCRIPTION

1 AM10_MAIN_BEZEL 11 FAN 2 3.25-COVER 12 PCI-BRACKET 3 5.25-COVER 13 LEFT SIDE DOOR 4 USB-SHIELDING 14 MOTHERBOARD 5 USB-PCB-ASM 15 HDD-LOCK-SLIDE 6 FDD-LOCK-SLIDE 16 HDD 7 CD-ROM LOCK SLIDE 17 3.5’ DEVICE 8 CHASSIS 18 CD-ROM 9 RIGHT SIDE DOOR 19 10 POWER SUPPLY 20