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... extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. 2. add-on your regional Acer office to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you with all technical information relating to order FRU parts for repair and service of this information and...
... extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. 2. add-on your regional Acer office to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you with all technical information relating to order FRU parts for repair and service of this information and...
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... Front Panel 13 Aspire M7711 Rear Panel 14 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 15 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 20 Chapter 2 System Utilities 21 Entering Setup 22 Product Information 24 Standard CMOS Setup 25 Advanced BIOS Features 26 Advanced Chipset Setup 27 Integrated Peripherals 28 Power Management 30 PC Health Status 31 Frequency/Voltage Control 32 BIOS Security Features 33 Load Default Settings 34 Save & Exit Setup 35 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement...
... Front Panel 13 Aspire M7711 Rear Panel 14 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 15 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 20 Chapter 2 System Utilities 21 Entering Setup 22 Product Information 24 Standard CMOS Setup 25 Advanced BIOS Features 26 Advanced Chipset Setup 27 Integrated Peripherals 28 Power Management 30 PC Health Status 31 Frequency/Voltage Control 32 BIOS Security Features 33 Load Default Settings 34 Save & Exit Setup 35 Exit Without Saving 36 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement...
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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 Pentium Dual Core / Core 2 Duo / Core2 Quad (up to 95W CPUs FSB 1066/1333 MHz CPUs Chipset NV MCP7A-O (Aspire M3710) / MCP7A-D (Aspire M7711/M5711) PCB Form Factor: Micro ATX Dimension...
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 Pentium Dual Core / Core 2 Duo / Core2 Quad (up to 95W CPUs FSB 1066/1333 MHz CPUs Chipset NV MCP7A-O (Aspire M3710) / MCP7A-D (Aspire M7711/M5711) PCB Form Factor: Micro ATX Dimension...
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...: Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5" Devices SATA Slot Type: SATA slot Slot Quantity: 6 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 Controller /Codec: ALC888S HD codec 7.1 Connectors support: 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...
...: Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5" Devices SATA Slot Type: SATA slot Slot Quantity: 6 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 Controller /Codec: ALC888S HD codec 7.1 Connectors support: 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...
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... board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader. Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 1394 Controller: VIA 1394a controller Connector Quantity: 2 1 rear 6pin IEEE1394 port 1 2x5pin onboard jumper BIOS 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...
... board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader. Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 1394 Controller: VIA 1394a controller Connector Quantity: 2 1 rear 6pin IEEE1394 port 1 2x5pin onboard jumper BIOS 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...
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... SPS connector 4 Rear I/O Connector 1 PS/2 Keyboard port, 1 PS/2 Mouse port, 1 COM port 1 HDMI port (Aspire M3710 series only), 1 D-Sub port, (Aspire M3710 series only) 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 4 DDR-2 memory sockets 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD slot 6 SATA connectors 3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow...
... SPS connector 4 Rear I/O Connector 1 PS/2 Keyboard port, 1 PS/2 Mouse port, 1 COM port 1 HDMI port (Aspire M3710 series only), 1 D-Sub port, (Aspire M3710 series only) 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 4 DDR-2 memory sockets 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD slot 6 SATA connectors 3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow...
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1 2*7 pin front panel IO header 1 Jumper for clear CMOS 1 on board buzzer Color management for on board connecter (pls provide proposal) 1 2*10 pin TPM module connector(Reserved) 1 2*4 pin internal speaker header(Reserved) 1 2pin Intrusion Alarm connector(Reserved) 1 2pin OBR header(Reserved) 1 Parallel port connector(Reserved) 2 2pin GPIO connector Power Supply Power Supply Mounting Features Chassis accepts ATX-style power supply Chasses accepts...
1 2*7 pin front panel IO header 1 Jumper for clear CMOS 1 on board buzzer Color management for on board connecter (pls provide proposal) 1 2*10 pin TPM module connector(Reserved) 1 2*4 pin internal speaker header(Reserved) 1 2pin Intrusion Alarm connector(Reserved) 1 2pin OBR header(Reserved) 1 Parallel port connector(Reserved) 2 2pin GPIO connector Power Supply Power Supply Mounting Features Chassis accepts ATX-style power supply Chasses accepts...
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Aspire M3710 Front Panel The computer's front panel consists of the following: Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description USB ports Optical drive Card reader FDD Cover Speaker/Microphone jack Power button Power and HDD LED Acer Logo 9
Aspire M3710 Front Panel The computer's front panel consists of the following: Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description USB ports Optical drive Card reader FDD Cover Speaker/Microphone jack Power button Power and HDD LED Acer Logo 9
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Aspire M3710 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 HDMI connector 5 Com port 6 USB 2.0 connector 7 Audio connector Label Description 8 Fan aperture 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 System Fan 11 Monitor connector 12 1394 connector 13 LAN connector 14 Lock Handle 10
Aspire M3710 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 HDMI connector 5 Com port 6 USB 2.0 connector 7 Audio connector Label Description 8 Fan aperture 9 PS/2 mouse connector 10 System Fan 11 Monitor connector 12 1394 connector 13 LAN connector 14 Lock Handle 10
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Aspire M5711 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 USB connector 5 Audio connector 6 Fan aperture 7 PS/2 mouse connector Label Description 8 System Fan 9 1394 connector 10 LAN connector 11 Lock Handle 12
Aspire M5711 Rear Panel Label Description 1 Power card socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 keyboard connector 4 USB connector 5 Audio connector 6 Fan aperture 7 PS/2 mouse connector Label Description 8 System Fan 9 1394 connector 10 LAN connector 11 Lock Handle 12
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... CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS 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 priority: USB device YES YES BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Del Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility...
... CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS 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 priority: USB device YES YES BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Del Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility...
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... South Bridge APG controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Keyboard controller Specification NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE ITE 8718FX Realtek HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 (co-lay with ALC888) Realtek 8211BL Gigabit Ethernet Phy. NV MCP7A-O/ MCP7A-D 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...
... South Bridge APG controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Keyboard controller Specification NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE ITE 8718FX Realtek HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 (co-lay with ALC888) Realtek 8211BL Gigabit Ethernet Phy. NV MCP7A-O/ MCP7A-D 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...
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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 MCP7A-O/ MCP7A-D 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 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 MCP7A-O/ MCP7A-D 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...
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... Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Optional EV+CP DMA channel (in BIOS setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS setup) Specification ITE 8718F/JX ISA bus 1 SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP 25-pin D-type female connector Enable/disable by BIOS Setup DMA channel 1 DMA channel 3 378h 278h IRQ5 IRQ7 USB Port Universal HCI USB Class Item USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader...
... Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Optional EV+CP DMA channel (in BIOS setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS setup) Specification ITE 8718F/JX ISA bus 1 SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP 25-pin D-type female connector Enable/disable by BIOS Setup DMA channel 1 DMA channel 3 378h 278h IRQ5 IRQ7 USB Port Universal HCI USB Class Item USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader...
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Entering Setup Power on the screen, press the key of [Delete] to enter Setup, restart the system by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete]. When the message of "Press DEL to enter SETUP" appears on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: 22 You may also restart the system by turning it OFF and On. NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter the setup menu.
Entering Setup Power on the screen, press the key of [Delete] to enter Setup, restart the system by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete]. When the message of "Press DEL to enter SETUP" appears on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: 22 You may also restart the system by turning it OFF and On. NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter the setup menu.
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... Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page includes all CMOS value changes and exit setup 23 The items in the main menu are explained below: Parameter Production Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advance Chipset Features Description This page shows the relevant information of the main board This setup page includes all the items in best performance configuration...
... Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page includes all CMOS value changes and exit setup 23 The items in the main menu are explained below: Parameter Production Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advance Chipset Features Description This page shows the relevant information of the main board This setup page includes all the items in best performance configuration...
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... Boot 1 st Boot Device 2 nd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Optical Disk Drive Boot up Num-Lock On Boot Sector Virus Protection Description Options Allows BIOS to enable the [Enabled], VIRUS warning function for Hard Disk [Disabled] boot sector protection. Priority sequence from available Hard Drives Select Power-on screen and the alarm will decrease the time [Disabled] needed to boot the system The item allows you to skip certain tests while [Enabled], booting. This will beep. 26 If this function is enabled...
... Boot 1 st Boot Device 2 nd Boot Device Hard Disk Drives Optical Disk Drive Boot up Num-Lock On Boot Sector Virus Protection Description Options Allows BIOS to enable the [Enabled], VIRUS warning function for Hard Disk [Disabled] boot sector protection. Priority sequence from available Hard Drives Select Power-on screen and the alarm will decrease the time [Disabled] needed to boot the system The item allows you to skip certain tests while [Enabled], booting. This will beep. 26 If this function is enabled...
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... SATA Mode Onboard USB Controller Legacy USB Support Onboard Audio Controller Onboard LAN Controller Onboard LAN Option ROM Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 Mode Description This item is only available when onboard SATA controller is enabled Always enabled USB keyboard during POST no matter what option is set This item is only available when onboard USB controller is enabled Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set...
... SATA Mode Onboard USB Controller Legacy USB Support Onboard Audio Controller Onboard LAN Controller Onboard LAN Option ROM Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 Mode Description This item is only available when onboard SATA controller is enabled Always enabled USB keyboard during POST no matter what option is set This item is only available when onboard USB controller is enabled Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set...
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... O/S ACPI Suspend Mode Power On by RTC Alarm Power On by PCIE Devices Power On by PCI Devices Power On by Modem Ring Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake Up by USB KB//Mouse Description Control wake up event for S1/S3/S4/S5 Control wake up event for S1/S3 Options No/Yes S1(POS)/S3 (STR) Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled 30 The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings: The...
... O/S ACPI Suspend Mode Power On by RTC Alarm Power On by PCIE Devices Power On by PCI Devices Power On by Modem Ring Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake Up by USB KB//Mouse Description Control wake up event for S1/S3/S4/S5 Control wake up event for S1/S3 Options No/Yes S1(POS)/S3 (STR) Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled Disabled/Enabled 30 The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings: The...
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BIOS Security Features The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Change Supervisor Password Description This item is only available when supervisor password is installed, If clear supervisor password, user password should also be view-only except user password item when login with user password Options Press Enter 33 All setup items will be cleared.
BIOS Security Features The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Change Supervisor Password Description This item is only available when supervisor password is installed, If clear supervisor password, user password should also be view-only except user password item when login with user password Options Press Enter 33 All setup items will be cleared.