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... without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of Intel Corporation. Acer is a registered trademark of Intel ...Corporation. Disclaimer The information in this guide is ". Intel is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Should the programs prove defective following...
... without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of Intel Corporation. Acer is a registered trademark of Intel ...Corporation. Disclaimer The information in this guide is ". Intel is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Should the programs prove defective following...
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Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures. 6 Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures. 6 Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen.
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... 1 Mainboard Placement 4 Block Diagram 6 Aspire M3600/M5600 Front Panel 7 Aspire M3600/M5600 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower M461 Front Panel 10 AcerPower M461 Rear Panel 11 System Peripherals 12 Acer eRecovery 14 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) 22 Chapter 2System Utilities 23 About the Setup Utility 23...
... 1 Mainboard Placement 4 Block Diagram 6 Aspire M3600/M5600 Front Panel 7 Aspire M3600/M5600 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower M461 Front Panel 10 AcerPower M461 Rear Panel 11 System Peripherals 12 Acer eRecovery 14 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) 22 Chapter 2System Utilities 23 About the Setup Utility 23...
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... T Transfer rate support: T 1.5GB/s and 3.0 GB/s T Storage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus Chapter 1 1 Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Processor T Socket Type : Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin T Processor Type : Intel Conroe FSB 800/1066 MHz Chipset T Intel 946GZ+ICH7DH PCB T T Form Factor : Mirco...
... T Transfer rate support: T 1.5GB/s and 3.0 GB/s T Storage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus Chapter 1 1 Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Processor T Socket Type : Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin T Processor Type : Intel Conroe FSB 800/1066 MHz Chipset T Intel 946GZ+ICH7DH PCB T T Form Factor : Mirco...
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... Configurations Processor Type Socket Speed FSB Item Specification Intel Prescott 775/Conroe Socket T LGA 775 pin System bus total up to 20.8GB/s 800/1600 MHz BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version ... BIOS Setup Utility. BIOS Hotkey List Delete Hotkey Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility Description Press while the system is booting to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 4MB 32-pin DIP package ACPI 2.0, APM 1.2, SMBIOS 2.3, WFM support, ASD 1.03, PXE boot ROM, PCI 2.3 Yes Yes Yes NOTE: The...
... Configurations Processor Type Socket Speed FSB Item Specification Intel Prescott 775/Conroe Socket T LGA 775 pin System bus total up to 20.8GB/s 800/1600 MHz BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version ... BIOS Setup Utility. BIOS Hotkey List Delete Hotkey Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility Description Press while the system is booting to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 4MB 32-pin DIP package ACPI 2.0, APM 1.2, SMBIOS 2.3, WFM support, ASD 1.03, PXE boot ROM, PCI 2.3 Yes Yes Yes NOTE: The...
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... memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations Specification 2 slot 256MB to 1MB per core(exclusive) L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function... Interface AGP Slot Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller Type Audio Channel Audio function control 18 Intel ICH7DH PCIE x16 1 Specification Specification ICH7DH AC'97, ALC888 7.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache ...
... memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations Specification 2 slot 256MB to 1MB per core(exclusive) L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function... Interface AGP Slot Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller Type Audio Channel Audio function control 18 Intel ICH7DH PCIE x16 1 Specification Specification ICH7DH AC'97, ALC888 7.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache ...
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... Microphone jack Headphone jack IDE Interface Item IDE controller IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Specification Stereo support up to 24 bit Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High ...real-time FM-toWavetable conversion MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC'97and WHQL specifications Yes, internal FM synthesizer DACs: 44.1k/48k/96k/192k Hz ADCs: 44.1k/48k/96k Hz Yes Supported Supported...
... Microphone jack Headphone jack IDE Interface Item IDE controller IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Specification Stereo support up to 24 bit Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High ...real-time FM-toWavetable conversion MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC'97and WHQL specifications Yes, internal FM synthesizer DACs: 44.1k/48k/96k/192k Hz ADCs: 44.1k/48k/96k Hz Yes Supported Supported...
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... Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Features Specification ITE8718 ISA bus 2 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector Support IrDA1.0/ASKIR protocols, smart card reader protocols USB Port Universal...2.0 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode support up to 8 ports Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Specifications +5°C ~ +35°C -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) 15% to 80% RH 10% to 90% RH 5 ~ ...
... Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Features Specification ITE8718 ISA bus 2 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector Support IrDA1.0/ASKIR protocols, smart card reader protocols USB Port Universal...2.0 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode support up to 8 ports Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Specifications +5°C ~ +35°C -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) 15% to 80% RH 10% to 90% RH 5 ~ ...
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..., modem ring in, keyboard and mouse for APM mode. T CPU goes into the Stop Grant State. T LED on the panel turns amber colour. ACPI T ACPI specification 1.0b. T S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support. T Resume method: Return to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Resume method: Return to control the VESA...
..., modem ring in, keyboard and mouse for APM mode. T CPU goes into the Stop Grant State. T LED on the panel turns amber colour. ACPI T ACPI specification 1.0b. T S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support. T Resume method: Return to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Resume method: Return to control the VESA...
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... the processor's Level 2 cache. This memory must be reserved for better performance. If you change the values incorrectly, you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system. T Memory Hole At 15M-16M (Disable): In order to be cached in memory can be mapped into your system hardware. Phoenix-AwardBIOS...
... the processor's Level 2 cache. This memory must be reserved for better performance. If you change the values incorrectly, you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system. T Memory Hole At 15M-16M (Disable): In order to be cached in memory can be mapped into your system hardware. Phoenix-AwardBIOS...
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... in Security Option from CMOS memory. Supervisor Password has higher priority than the performance level of the components, such as a first step for a specific option, select and display that option, and then press . Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you... and press . Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you have made . If you install optimized defaults for a specific option, select and display that option, and then press . NOTE: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use ...
... in Security Option from CMOS memory. Supervisor Password has higher priority than the performance level of the components, such as a first step for a specific option, select and display that option, and then press . Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you... and press . Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you have made . If you install optimized defaults for a specific option, select and display that option, and then press . NOTE: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use ...