Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
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How To Get To The Bios On A Acer Aspire M3970
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 1
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 3
... of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved.
iii Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 4
.... Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of their respective holders. Other ...brand and product names are trademarks of Acer Corporation.
iv Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-Core, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, ...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 6
...to-date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional Acer office to extend the functionality of customer machines.
If, for repair and...provides you with further technical details. vi You MUST use the list provided by your Acer office may have decided to order FRU parts for whatever reason, a part number change...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 8
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System Check Procedures
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Power System Check
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System External Inspection
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System Internal Inspection
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Beep Codes
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Checkpoints
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BIOS Recovery
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Jumper and Connector Information
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M/B Placement
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Jumper Setting
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Setting Jumper
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
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Aspire M3970 Exploded Diagram
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Aspire M3970 FRU List
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 9
... on the model purchased. The exact configuration of 16 GB supported (using 4Gb tech). • Support DDR3 1.5V 1066/1333 (1GB / 2GB / 4GB). • Follow Acer DT EE Request.
Graphics
• Intel® HD Graphics Support (supported by CPU) • Follow PCI Express spec. • Dual independent display. • Digital display...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 10
• DVMT 5.0 technology support. • Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support. • Need to measure VGA follow Acer VGA SOP. • PCEx16 socket must with bezel • Models are listed on AVLC
Graphics card
• One PCI-E x 16 graphics card. • No mechanical ...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 11
... must be 2.0 certified. • All USB ports must provide the over current protection.
Chapter 1
3 System BIOS
• Size: 32MBits / 4M Bytes • AMI Kernel with jumper). • 1 * onboard Buzzer....controller. • 1 * H1X4 SPDIFOUT Header for Acer pin define, close to PCIex16 interface. • 1 * H3X1 Clear CMOS Header (with Acer skin/copyright
Power supply
• Non PFC 300W ...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 15
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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
32Mb
Support protocol
SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0
Device Boot Support
1st priority: Hard Disk...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 16
... Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate Microphone/Headphone jack
Specification Intel High Definition audio controller ALC662 2.1 channel Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo It should defined by system level HW not support , it should be S/W app playback(DAC) 192K Supported
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Chapter 1 Memory Combinations
Slot
Memory
Total...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 19
... RAM. The system reboots immediately after you have saved all open files. Ask a qualified technician for assistance. These values may be simply referred to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in this guide. In this utility. Chapter 2
System Utilities
CMOS Setup Utility
CMOS setup is not part of the system RAM...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 21
... Number System Date System Time (hh:mm:ss)
Description
Version number of system memory installed on the system. Physical CPU count
Total size of the BIOS setup utility. Set the date following the hour-minute-second format. In the descriptive table following main setup categories.
Setup Utility Menus Main
The Setup...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 23
.... Option
Enabled Disabled On Off Enabled Disabled
Chapter 2
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Miscellaneous
Parameter AHCI Port1/2/3/4/5 Clock to all DIMM/PCI/PCIE.
USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB device enumeration.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 29
... the POST.
Press Enter to access the Network Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives. When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 30
... you have made. Select Discard Changes and Exit Setup from the Exit menu and press Enter. Select this option and press Enter to quit the BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes that you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to restore user defaults.
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Chapter 2 The Optimal...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 88
... Diagnostic Procedure
IMPORTANT:The diagnostic tests described in as much detail as possible. 2. Obtain the failing symptoms in this chapter are only intended to test Acer products. Chapter 4
System Troubleshooting
This chapter provides instructions on page 82 to determine which corrective
action to recreate the failure by attempting to perform. NonAcerproducts...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 89
... system covers.For instructions on the front panel, which can try viewing the POST messages and BIOS event
logs during the system startup.
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Chapter 4 Make sure nothing in the system is ...attached to it. 2. Turn off the system and all cable connectors inside the system are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Make sure that all the peripherals connected to their appropriate
connectors....
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 90
.... Beep Codes
Beep codes are used by the system board speaker, commonly referred to execute the default procedures.
Beep codes will be generated by the BIOS to indicate a serious or fatal error to the end user. This display method is the best tool for viewing AMIBIOS checkpoints. Not all computers using...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 107
... your regional Acer office on your Acer office may... have a different part number code from those given in global configuration of this chapter whenever ordering the parts to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). Chapter 6
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
This chapter offers the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) list in the FRU list of the Aspire M3970 desktop...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 108
Aspire M3970 Exploded Diagram
NOTE: This section will be updated when more information becomes available.
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Chapter 6
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