Service Guide for Aspire M1640 / M3640 / M5640
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Aspire M5640 Aspire M3640 Aspire M1640 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 PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Aspire M5640 Aspire M3640 Aspire M1640 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 PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service Guide for Aspire M1640 / M3640 / M5640
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Date Chapter Updates II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M5640/Aspire M3640/ Aspire M1640 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M5640/Aspire M3640/ Aspire M1640 service guide.
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..., repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this guide is ". Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their purchase, the ... Corporation. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Disclaimer The information in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of merchantability or fitness for any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic...
..., repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this guide is ". Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their purchase, the ... Corporation. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Disclaimer The information in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of merchantability or fitness for any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic...
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IV CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Remind you to any damage that appear on screen. WARNING Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. MESSAGES NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures.
IV CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Remind you to any damage that appear on screen. WARNING Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. MESSAGES NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures.
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...with further technical details. 2. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in the printed Service Guide. In such cases, please contact your Acer office may have decided to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. If, for whatever reason, a part number... MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to extend the functionality of customer machines. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness...
...with further technical details. 2. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in the printed Service Guide. In such cases, please contact your Acer office may have decided to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. If, for whatever reason, a part number... MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to extend the functionality of customer machines. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness...
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... System Specifications 1 Features...1 Main board Placement 7 Block Diagram...8 Aspire M5640 Front Panel 9 Aspire M5640 Rear Panel 10 Aspire M3640 Front Panel 11 Aspire M3640 Rear Panel 12 Aspire M1640 Front Panel 13 Aspire M1640 Rear Panel 14 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 15 Power Management...Exit Setup 49 Exit Without Saving 50 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 51 General Information 52 Disassembly Procedure 53 Aspire M5640/3640/1640 Disassembly Procedure 54 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 70 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 71 Jumper Setting 71 ...
... System Specifications 1 Features...1 Main board Placement 7 Block Diagram...8 Aspire M5640 Front Panel 9 Aspire M5640 Rear Panel 10 Aspire M3640 Front Panel 11 Aspire M3640 Rear Panel 12 Aspire M1640 Front Panel 13 Aspire M1640 Rear Panel 14 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 15 Power Management...Exit Setup 49 Exit Without Saving 50 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 51 General Information 52 Disassembly Procedure 53 Aspire M5640/3640/1640 Disassembly Procedure 54 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 70 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 71 Jumper Setting 71 ...
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business) Processor Socket Type: Intel® Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type: Intel Celeron / Celeron D / Pentium D /Pentium Dual Core/ Core 2 Duo / Core2 Quad / Yorkfield / Wolfdale CPUs FSB 533/800/1066/1333 MHz CPUs Chipset NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE PCB Form Factor: Micro ATX Dimension/Layer: 244mm x244mm Memory Memory Type: DDR2 533/667/800 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 4GB Support un-buffered DIMM (MCP73S) DIMM Slot: 2 Memory Max: 512MB to ...
Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business) Processor Socket Type: Intel® Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type: Intel Celeron / Celeron D / Pentium D /Pentium Dual Core/ Core 2 Duo / Core2 Quad / Yorkfield / Wolfdale CPUs FSB 533/800/1066/1333 MHz CPUs Chipset NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE PCB Form Factor: Micro ATX Dimension/Layer: 244mm x244mm Memory Memory Type: DDR2 533/667/800 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 4GB Support un-buffered DIMM (MCP73S) DIMM Slot: 2 Memory Max: 512MB to ...
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PCI Slot Type: PCI 2.3 5V slots FDD PCI Slot Quantity: 2 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: 4 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 ...
PCI Slot Type: PCI 2.3 5V slots FDD PCI Slot Quantity: 2 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: 4 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 ...
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Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 1394 Controller: VIA VT6308P 1394a controller Connector Quantity: 2 3 USB Controller Type: NV MCP73PV/S Ports Quantity: 10 4 back panel ports On-board: 3 2*5 headers 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader. 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...
Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 1394 Controller: VIA VT6308P 1394a controller Connector Quantity: 2 3 USB Controller Type: NV MCP73PV/S Ports Quantity: 10 4 back panel ports On-board: 3 2*5 headers 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader. 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...
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1 rear 6pin IEEE1394 port BIOS 1 2x5pin onboard jumper BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin Size: 4Mb Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional ... Connector Controller: Super I /O Connector 1 PS/2 Keyboard port, 1 PS/2 Mouse port, 1 COM port 1 DVI port (Aspire M1000 series only) 1 HDMI port (Aspire M3000/5000 series only), 1 D-Sub port, 1 RJ45 LAN port, 1 IEEE 1394 port (6 pin) (Aspire sku only) 4 USB ports 7.1 channel phone jack (6 audio jacks) On-board connectors 1 CPU socket 2 DDR-2 memory...
1 rear 6pin IEEE1394 port BIOS 1 2x5pin onboard jumper BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin Size: 4Mb Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional ... Connector Controller: Super I /O Connector 1 PS/2 Keyboard port, 1 PS/2 Mouse port, 1 COM port 1 DVI port (Aspire M1000 series only) 1 HDMI port (Aspire M3000/5000 series only), 1 D-Sub port, 1 RJ45 LAN port, 1 IEEE 1394 port (6 pin) (Aspire sku only) 4 USB ports 7.1 channel phone jack (6 audio jacks) On-board connectors 1 CPU socket 2 DDR-2 memory...
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... 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) 5 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD slot 1 PATA connector 4 SATA connectors 3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow Intel FPIO...
... 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) 5 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD slot 1 PATA connector 4 SATA connectors 3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow Intel FPIO...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Aspire M5640 Front Panel The computer's front panel consists of the following: Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Optical drive Card reader Power and HDD LED Power button Speaker or headphone Microphone jack USB ports 9
Aspire M5640 Front Panel The computer's front panel consists of the following: Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Optical drive Card reader Power and HDD LED Power button Speaker or headphone Microphone jack USB ports 9
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Aspire M5640 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 COM port 5 Monitor connector 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Audio port 8 Fan aperture Label Description 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 HDMI port 11 System Fan connector 12 IEEE 1394 port 13 SPDIF port 14 LAN port 15 Lock Handle 10
Aspire M5640 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 COM port 5 Monitor connector 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Audio port 8 Fan aperture Label Description 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 HDMI port 11 System Fan connector 12 IEEE 1394 port 13 SPDIF port 14 LAN port 15 Lock Handle 10
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Aspire M3640 Front Panel Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description USB ports Floppy disk drive Card reader cover Acer Logo Microphone jack Speaker or headphone Optical drive Power button LED module 11
Aspire M3640 Front Panel Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description USB ports Floppy disk drive Card reader cover Acer Logo Microphone jack Speaker or headphone Optical drive Power button LED module 11
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Aspire M3640 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 COM port 5 Monitor connector 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Audio port 8 Fan aperture Label Description 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 HDMI port 11 System Fan connector 12 IEEE 1394 port 13 SPDIF port 14 LAN port 15 Lock Handle 12
Aspire M3640 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 COM port 5 Monitor connector 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Audio port 8 Fan aperture Label Description 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 HDMI port 11 System Fan connector 12 IEEE 1394 port 13 SPDIF port 14 LAN port 15 Lock Handle 12
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Aspire M1640 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 COM port 5 Monitor connector 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Audio port Label Description 8 Fan aperture 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 System Fan connector 11 IEEE1394 port 12 SPDIF port 13 LAN port 14 Lock Handle 14
Aspire M1640 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 COM port 5 Monitor connector 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Audio port Label Description 8 Fan aperture 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 System Fan connector 11 IEEE1394 port 12 SPDIF port 13 LAN port 14 Lock Handle 14
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... ROM size Support protocol Device Boot Support Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature Specification Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin V6.0 SPI Flash 4Mb SMBIOS (DMI) 2.4/DMI 2.0 (log file) - 1st priority: SATA HDD - 2nd priority: CD-ROM - 3rd priority: FDD - 4th priority: LAN - 5th...
... ROM size Support protocol Device Boot Support Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature Specification Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin V6.0 SPI Flash 4Mb SMBIOS (DMI) 2.4/DMI 2.0 (log file) - 1st priority: SATA HDD - 2nd priority: CD-ROM - 3rd priority: FDD - 4th priority: LAN - 5th...
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NV MCP73PV/S &NV MCP73VE ITE 8718FX Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Slot 2 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 512MB~2GB 512MB~2GB 512MB~4GB System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support memory type Support memory interface Support memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to error correction code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations Specification 2 slot 512MB/1GB/2GB DDR2 DDR2 800MHz 1.8V 240-pin DDR2 Yes No You can install memory modules in any ...
NV MCP73PV/S &NV MCP73VE ITE 8718FX Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Slot 2 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 512MB~2GB 512MB~2GB 512MB~4GB System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support memory type Support memory interface Support memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to error correction code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations Specification 2 slot 512MB/1GB/2GB DDR2 DDR2 800MHz 1.8V 240-pin DDR2 Yes No You can install memory modules in any ...
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Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Specification NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE ALC888S codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 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 ...
Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Specification NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE ALC888S codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 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 ...