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... 25 Disassembly Requirements 25 Pre-disassembly Procedure 26 Removing the Side Panel 27 Removing the Front Bezel 28 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 29 Removing the Processor 31 Removing the VGA Card 33 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 35 Removing the Optical Drive 37 Removing the System Fan 39 Removing the Power Supply 41 Removing the Memory Modules 43 Removing the Mainboard 44 Removing the Top Cover 47 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 49 Removing the Card Reader 50 Removing the Top USB and Audio I/O Assembly...
... 25 Disassembly Requirements 25 Pre-disassembly Procedure 26 Removing the Side Panel 27 Removing the Front Bezel 28 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 29 Removing the Processor 31 Removing the VGA Card 33 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 35 Removing the Optical Drive 37 Removing the System Fan 39 Removing the Power Supply 41 Removing the Memory Modules 43 Removing the Mainboard 44 Removing the Top Cover 47 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 49 Removing the Card Reader 50 Removing the Top USB and Audio I/O Assembly...
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System Troubleshooting 76 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 76 System Check Procedures 77 Power System Check 77 System External Inspection 77 System Internal Inspection 77 Beep Codes 78 Checkpoints 79 BIOS Recovery 82 Jumper and Connector Information 85 M/B Placement 85 Jumper Setting 87 Internal header pin definition 90 Connector pin definition 93 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 98 Aspire M3985 Exploded Diagram 99 Aspire M3985 FRU List 101 viii
System Troubleshooting 76 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 76 System Check Procedures 77 Power System Check 77 System External Inspection 77 System Internal Inspection 77 Beep Codes 78 Checkpoints 79 BIOS Recovery 82 Jumper and Connector Information 85 M/B Placement 85 Jumper Setting 87 Internal header pin definition 90 Connector pin definition 93 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 98 Aspire M3985 Exploded Diagram 99 Aspire M3985 FRU List 101 viii
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... feature: NOTE: The features listed in 2 same memory size DDRIII. Graphics • Intel® HD Graphics Support (supported by CPU). • Dual independent display. • Digital display (HDMI/DVI/DP/eDP) and VGA. • DVMT 5.0 technology support. • Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support. • Need to measure VGA follow Acer VGA SOP. • Monitor compatible is requested to the monitor AVL and DQM recommended list. Operating System • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64...
... feature: NOTE: The features listed in 2 same memory size DDRIII. Graphics • Intel® HD Graphics Support (supported by CPU). • Dual independent display. • Digital display (HDMI/DVI/DP/eDP) and VGA. • DVMT 5.0 technology support. • Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support. • Need to measure VGA follow Acer VGA SOP. • Monitor compatible is requested to the monitor AVL and DQM recommended list. Operating System • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64...
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... (PCIE V2.0) USB2.0 • Rear IO : * 4 ports. • Internal Header: *4 ports (2 * USB2.0 H5X2 Header). • All ports should meet USB IF spec and support 1A current over drive. 2 Chapter 1 Graphics card • No mechanical retriction to support dual slot, full length graphics cards in , 1*head phone jack. Serial ATA controller • SATA * 6 (different color to identify SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s). • 1 * SATA 6 Gb/s and 5 * SATA 3Gb/s . • HDD : AHCI/Native IDE is no...
... (PCIE V2.0) USB2.0 • Rear IO : * 4 ports. • Internal Header: *4 ports (2 * USB2.0 H5X2 Header). • All ports should meet USB IF spec and support 1A current over drive. 2 Chapter 1 Graphics card • No mechanical retriction to support dual slot, full length graphics cards in , 1*head phone jack. Serial ATA controller • SATA * 6 (different color to identify SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s). • 1 * SATA 6 Gb/s and 5 * SATA 3Gb/s . • HDD : AHCI/Native IDE is no...
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... Power Supply Connector. • 4 * DDR3 DIMM Socket. • 5 * SATA 3Gb/s. • 1 * SATA 6Gb/s. • 2 * USB2.0 H5X2 Header (support 4 ports). • 1 * USB 3.0 H10x2 Header (support 2 ports). surge for China only) • 1 * Dual USB2.0 connector • 2 * USB 3.0 stack • 1 * 3 ports Audio jack • 1* COM port for China only (option) On-board connectors • 1 * ILM(Independent Loading Mechanism) for Acer pin define. • 1 * H1X4 CPU with SAMRT FAN controller. • 1 * H1X3 System with SAMRT FAN controller. • 1 * H3X1 Clear CMOS Header...
... Power Supply Connector. • 4 * DDR3 DIMM Socket. • 5 * SATA 3Gb/s. • 1 * SATA 6Gb/s. • 2 * USB2.0 H5X2 Header (support 4 ports). • 1 * USB 3.0 H10x2 Header (support 2 ports). surge for China only) • 1 * Dual USB2.0 connector • 2 * USB 3.0 stack • 1 * 3 ports Audio jack • 1* COM port for China only (option) On-board connectors • 1 * ILM(Independent Loading Mechanism) for Acer pin define. • 1 * H1X4 CPU with SAMRT FAN controller. • 1 * H1X3 System with SAMRT FAN controller. • 1 * H3X1 Clear CMOS Header...
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System BIOS • Type: Use SPI Flash • System BIOS: 8MB • Kernel: AMI Kernel with Acer skin Power supply • Non PFC 300W / PFC 300W /FR 300W. • Support models are listed on AVLC. 4 Chapter 1
System BIOS • Type: Use SPI Flash • System BIOS: 8MB • Kernel: AMI Kernel with Acer skin Power supply • Non PFC 300W / PFC 300W /FR 300W. • Support models are listed on AVLC. 4 Chapter 1
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Removable HDD door button Press button to open drive bay door and access the optical drive. Front Panel No. Component 1 USB 2.0 ports 8 2 HDD activity indicator 9 3 Micro SD slot 10 4 XD(XD-Picture) slot 11 5 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 12 6 Master optical drive bay 13 7 Slave optical drive or Removable HDD bay 14 Slave optical drive eject button Master optical drive eject button Press to access the removable HDD. Power button MS/MS PRO slot SD/MMC(Secure Digital/MultiMedia Card)slot Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack...
Removable HDD door button Press button to open drive bay door and access the optical drive. Front Panel No. Component 1 USB 2.0 ports 8 2 HDD activity indicator 9 3 Micro SD slot 10 4 XD(XD-Picture) slot 11 5 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 12 6 Master optical drive bay 13 7 Slave optical drive or Removable HDD bay 14 Slave optical drive eject button Master optical drive eject button Press to access the removable HDD. Power button MS/MS PRO slot SD/MMC(Secure Digital/MultiMedia Card)slot Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack...
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...IO controller ITE 8772E 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Specification Processor Type Intel Ivy Bridge / Sandy Bridge Processor includes unlock K SKU CPU Socket Type LGA1155 Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 Device Boot Support 1st priority: SATA HDD 2nd priority: CD-ROM 3rd priority: Removable Device...
...IO controller ITE 8772E 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Specification Processor Type Intel Ivy Bridge / Sandy Bridge Processor includes unlock K SKU CPU Socket Type LGA1155 Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 Device Boot Support 1st priority: SATA HDD 2nd priority: CD-ROM 3rd priority: Removable Device...
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... Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1333/1600MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package 240-pin DDRIII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. ODD: Support BD/SuperMulti/DVD ROM. USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 or USB 3.0 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode USB2.0: • Rear...
... Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1333/1600MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package 240-pin DDRIII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. ODD: Support BD/SuperMulti/DVD ROM. USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 or USB 3.0 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode USB2.0: • Rear...
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Power Management Devices S1 S3 S4 Power Button V V V USB Keyboard/Mouse V V N/A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled • Devices wake up from S3 should be less than. • Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds. S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled Chapter 1 11
Power Management Devices S1 S3 S4 Power Button V V V USB Keyboard/Mouse V V N/A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled • Devices wake up from S3 should be less than. • Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds. S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled Chapter 1 11
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... in,keyboard an mouse for APM mode. • Resume recovery time :7-10sec Suspend Mode • Independent power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute)or pushing extern switch button. • CPU goes into SMM • CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State. • LED on panel turns amber colour. • Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface). • Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the...
... in,keyboard an mouse for APM mode. • Resume recovery time :7-10sec Suspend Mode • Independent power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute)or pushing extern switch button. • CPU goes into SMM • CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State. • LED on panel turns amber colour. • Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface). • Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the...
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...; When changing the system configuration settings • When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts • When modifying the power management configuration • When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup • When a configuration error is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM. In this utility. You will be bad. CMOS setup loads the configuration values in CMOS. NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will need to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to the CMOS setup NOTE...
...; When changing the system configuration settings • When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts • When modifying the power management configuration • When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup • When a configuration error is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM. In this utility. You will be bad. CMOS setup loads the configuration values in CMOS. NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will need to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to the CMOS setup NOTE...
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... the default and suggested settings. Set the system time following the weekday-month-day-year format. In the descriptive table following main setup categories. Core speed of the BIOS setup utility. Setup Utility Menus Main The Setup Main menu includes the following each of system memory installed on the system. Parameter System BIOS Version Build Date Processor Core Frequency Count Memory Size Product Name System Serial Number Asset Tag Number...
... the default and suggested settings. Set the system time following the weekday-month-day-year format. In the descriptive table following main setup categories. Core speed of the BIOS setup utility. Setup Utility Menus Main The Setup Main menu includes the following each of system memory installed on the system. Parameter System BIOS Version Build Date Processor Core Frequency Count Memory Size Product Name System Serial Number Asset Tag Number...
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Enables or disables support for onboard network controller. If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as harddrive. Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for legacy USB devices. Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA. Option Enabled Disabled Native IDE AHCI Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Floppy Hard Disk Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 19 Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Forced FDD option can be ...
Enables or disables support for onboard network controller. If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as harddrive. Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for legacy USB devices. Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA. Option Enabled Disabled Native IDE AHCI Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Floppy Hard Disk Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 19 Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Forced FDD option can be ...
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... devices. When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. Enabled Disabled Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Boot Options 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th Boot Device EFI Device Priority Hard Disk Drive Priority Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Device Priority Network Device Priority Quiet Boot Halt On Specifies the boot order from available optical drives. Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Press Enter to access the Removable Device...
... devices. When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. Enabled Disabled Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Boot Options 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th Boot Device EFI Device Priority Hard Disk Drive Priority Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Device Priority Network Device Priority Quiet Boot Halt On Specifies the boot order from available optical drives. Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Press Enter to access the Removable Device...
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Install the power supply to chassis. 2. Fix the four screws. 60 Chapter 3 Reinstalling the Power Supply 1.
Install the power supply to chassis. 2. Fix the four screws. 60 Chapter 3 Reinstalling the Power Supply 1.
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... only intended to recreate the failure by attempting to test Acer products. Verify the symptoms by running the diagnostic tests or repeating thesame operation. 3. Refer to "Power System check" on page 77 and "Beep Codes" on how to troubleshoot system hardware problems. Hardware Diagnostic Procedure IMPORTANT:The diagnostic tests described in as much detail as possible. 2. NonAcerproducts, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid systemresponses. 1. Chapter...
... only intended to recreate the failure by attempting to test Acer products. Verify the symptoms by running the diagnostic tests or repeating thesame operation. 3. Refer to "Power System check" on page 77 and "Beep Codes" on how to troubleshoot system hardware problems. Hardware Diagnostic Procedure IMPORTANT:The diagnostic tests described in as much detail as possible. 2. NonAcerproducts, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid systemresponses. 1. Chapter...
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... chipset or option ROMs from this point. Perform keyboard controller BAT test. Store the Uncompressed pointer for faster access. Copying Main BIOS into memory. Serial port is enabled at this point if needed for debugging. Save power-on a LED display. Bootblock code is copied from ROM to it only displays checkpoints thatoccur after the video card has been activated. Restore CPUID value back into register. Copies compressed boot block code to flat mode with...
... chipset or option ROMs from this point. Perform keyboard controller BAT test. Store the Uncompressed pointer for faster access. Copying Main BIOS into memory. Serial port is enabled at this point if needed for debugging. Save power-on a LED display. Bootblock code is copied from ROM to it only displays checkpoints thatoccur after the video card has been activated. Restore CPUID value back into register. Copies compressed boot block code to flat mode with...
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... of the recovery file configuration to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. Restore CPUID value back into register. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to the current configuration of the flash part. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is enabled. Disable L1 cache. The following table describes the type of the BIOS. NOTE...
... of the recovery file configuration to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. Restore CPUID value back into register. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to the current configuration of the flash part. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is enabled. Disable L1 cache. The following table describes the type of the BIOS. NOTE...
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... Pentium Dual Core G630 (2.7G 3M 1066FSB) KC.63001.DEG Celeron G530 (2.4G 2M 1066FSB LGA1155) KC.53001.CDG Chapter 6 HDD carrier for HM090L chassis (2011 New CI) Hon Hai Aspire Bezel AM361 USB 4 port bezel w/ 1 ext. Aspire M3985 FRU List Category MB Kit Part Number Acer P/N Exploded Diagram Item MB Kit aGoran_M3 Intel B75 uATX W/O 1394 LF MB.SJQ0P.001 5 Chassis Bezel CPU...
... Pentium Dual Core G630 (2.7G 3M 1066FSB) KC.63001.DEG Celeron G530 (2.4G 2M 1066FSB LGA1155) KC.53001.CDG Chapter 6 HDD carrier for HM090L chassis (2011 New CI) Hon Hai Aspire Bezel AM361 USB 4 port bezel w/ 1 ext. Aspire M3985 FRU List Category MB Kit Part Number Acer P/N Exploded Diagram Item MB Kit aGoran_M3 Intel B75 uATX W/O 1394 LF MB.SJQ0P.001 5 Chassis Bezel CPU...
