Acer M1200, M3200, M5200 User Manual

Aspire M5200 Aspire M3200

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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

related to the current topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from

doing or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible

hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT Remind you to do specific actions relevant to the

accomplishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.

1. 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.

2. 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.

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Features……………………………………………………………………………………………... 1 Main board Placement…………………………………………………….……..……………..7 Block Diagram…………………………………………………………..………………...………..8

Aspire M5200 Front Panel………………………………………..…….………..…..……....9

Aspire M5200 Rear Panel…………………..…………………………….……………………10 Aspire M3200 Front Panel……………………………………………………………………..11 Aspire M3200 Rear Panel……………………….…………………………………..……….12 Aspire M1200 Front Panel……………………………………………………………………..13 Aspire M1200 Rear Panel……………………….…………………………………..……….14 Hardware Specifications and Configurations………………….…….……..15 Power Management Function (ACPI support function)…………………………..…...19

Chapter 2 System Utilities 20

Entering Setup…………………………………………………………………………..21 Product Information………………………………………………………..23 Standard CMOS Features……………………………….……………………………………24 Advanced BIOS Features………………………………………..……………………27 Integrated Peripherals…………………………...…………………………………………..31 Power Management…………………………………………………………38 PnP/PCI Configuration…………………………………………………….41 PC Health Status……………………………………………………………...43 Frequency/Voltage Control……………..………………………….…….44 Load Default Settings………………………………………………..……. 46 Set Supervisor/User Password……………………………….…………47 Save & Exit Setup………………………………………………….…………49 Exit Without Saving………………………………………………….……..50

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 51

General Information………………………………………………………. 52 Disassembly Procedure……………………………………………………53 Aspire M5200/3200/1200 Disassembly Procedure…………….…..……54

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 71

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 72

Jumper Setting…………………………………………………..………………..72

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 81

Exploded Diagram………………………………………………………….82

Chapter 1

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

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

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

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

 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)

 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

Main board Placement

Block Diagram

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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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