Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
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Question posted by nulled on December 14th, 2012
How Do You Connect A Vga Monitor (blue Cord) To The Tower?
I currently have a hd cord which i believe is the white one, plugged in and i wanted to do dual monitors and have vga and hd running at the same time.
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 7
... Procedure
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Removing the Side Panel
25
Removing the Front Bezel
26
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly
27
Removing the Processor
29
Removing the VGA Card
31
Removing the Wireless LAN Card
32
Removing the TV-Tuner Card
33
Removing the PCI-E Modem Card
34
Removing the Memory Modules
35...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 8
...the PCI-E Modem Card
74
Install the TV-Tuner Card
75
Install the Wireless LAN Card
76
Install the VGA Card
77
Install the Front Bezel
78
Install the Side Panel
79
System Troubleshooting
80
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure
80... Placement
89
Jumper Setting
91
Setting Jumper
91
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
99
Aspire M3970 Exploded Diagram
100
Aspire M3970 FRU List
102
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 9
... / 95W TDP.
Different colors for DIMM 0 and DIMM 1. • Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in this section is a brief summary of the computer's many feature: NOTE... Graphics
• Intel® HD Graphics Support (supported by CPU) • Follow PCI Express spec. • Dual independent display. • Digital display (HDMI/DVI/DP/eDP) and VGA. • Support Intel InTru...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 10
... SATA
3Gb/s). • Design requiremnt:
• HDD : Support RAID 0/1/5/10 • Blue Ray ODD • RAID mode supported for double slot, full length graphics cards in , ...rewrite • Maximum ODD depth to 185mm with latch and afford the weight of any VGA card. • Monitor compatible is requested to the monitor AVL and DQM recommended list. Audio
• ALC662 • Rear IO: 3 jack...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 11
... USB ports must be 2.0 certified. • All USB ports must provide the over current protection.
Chapter 1
3
System BIOS
• Size: 32MBits / 4M Bytes •... enable / disable connector ( Jumper). Rear I/O connectors
• 1 * PS2 KB+MS • 1 * VGA connector • 1 * HDMI • 1 * RJ45 + Dual USB2.0 • 1 * Qual USB2.0 connector (4 ports) • 1 * 3 ports Audio jack
On...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 14
Component
1
Power connector
2
PS2 keyboard port
3
VGA port
4
HDMI port
5
USB 2.0 ports
6
Mic-in
7
Line-out
8
Expansion slot (graphics card and TV tuner card and Mode card)
9
Line-in
10
USB 2.0 ports
11
LAN connector
12
System FAN
13
PS2 mouse port
6
Chapter 1 Rear Panel
No.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 18
... DPMS monitor. • Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows. • Resume recovery time 3-5sec
Global Standby Mode
• Global power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=...). • Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor. • Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode. • Resume method: Resume to original...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 20
... server is completed, you want. • PgUp and PgDn keys -
Move the cursor to load optimized default system values. • F7 - Select a value for the currently selected field (only if ... • Home - During POST, press Delete. Move between selections on the server and the monitor. NOTE: Grayed-out fields are making selections from a pop-up without making a selection. &#...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 32
Pre-disassembly Procedure
Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, perform the steps listed below: 1. Turn off the system and all peripheral cables from the system. 5. Unplug the power cord from the power outlets. 3. Place the system unit on a flat, stable surface.
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Chapter 3 Unplug the power cord from the system. 4. Unplug all the peripherals connected to it. 2.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 39
Please
detach the Circuit boards and follow local regulations for disposal.
Open PCI Latch.
2. Removing the VGA Card
1. Gently pull the card to the chassis.
3. Chapter 3
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Remove the screw that secures the card to remove it from the mainboard. Note:Circuit boards >10 cm² has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 63
Assembly Procedure
Before proceeding with the assembly procedure, perform the steps listed below: 1. Chapter 3
55 Turn off the system and all peripheral cables from the power outlets. 3. Unplug all the peripherals connected to it. 2. Unplug the power cord from the system. 5.
Place the system unit on a flat, stable surface. Unplug the power cord from the system. 4.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 65
Chapter 3
57 Install the Heat Sink Fan Assembly
1. Put the CPU cooler on the heat sink, in the order as shown below.
3. Connect the cooler cable to fix the four screws on CPU.
2.
Use a long-nosed screwdriver to the main board.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 73
Connect the ATX 24Pin Power cable and ATX 4Pin Power cable to main board. Install the Main Board
1. NOTE: Make sure the I /O shielding. 2. Fix1~ 8 pcs screws into the corresponding hole. Chapter 3
65 Put M/B in the chassis aligning the M/B I/O connector with I /O spring touching M/B after installing.
3.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 76
4. Connect the other end of the optical drive. 5. Connect the power cables and data cable to the rear of the data cable to the mainboard.
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Chapter 3
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 79
Connect the data cable and power cable to the main board. Chapter 3
71 Connect the other end of the data cable to the rear of the hard disk drive. 5. 4.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 81
Chapter 3
73
Install the System FAN
1. Fix the four screws.
3. Connect the system fan power cable to chassis.
2. Push the system fan to Main board.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 85
Install the VGA card to motherboard "PCIE X16" slot. Close the PCI Latch, fix the three screws. Chapter 3
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NOTE: You install before the card, rear USB cable througt the VGA card underside. 2.
Install the VGA Card
1.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 89
... Inspection. Make sure that components are properly seated. 8. Verify that air flow is properly connected to the system and AC source. • Check if the voltage selector switchis set to...Power System Check
If the system will not power on a flat, stable surface. 6.
Unplug the power cord from the power outlets. 3. Place the system unit on , do the following:
• Check if...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 105
... 9 10 11 13,14,15,16,1 7
Signal Name KDATA NC GND 5V_PS2 KCLK MDATA NC GND 5V_PS2 MCLK GND
VGA Connector
Pin 1 2 3 4 5,6,7,8,10 9 11 12 13 14 15
Signal Name RED GREEN BLUE NC LOUT1_L 5V_VGA NC SDA HSYNC VSYNC SCL
HDMI Connector
Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Signal Name HDMI_TXDP2_C GND...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 107
... this printed Service Guide. 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 computer.
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