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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 1
Acer Aspire M3985 Service Guide
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 4
... and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in this manual is sold or licensed "as is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
Acer is ". Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Intel is a registered trademark of all necessary servicing, repair, and...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 5
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.
Reminds you to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen.
v 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
Gives additional information related to the...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 8
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Power System Check
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System External Inspection
77
System Internal Inspection
77
Beep Codes
78
Checkpoints
79
BIOS Recovery
82
Jumper and Connector Information
85
M/B Placement
85
Jumper Setting
87
Internal header pin definition
90
Connector pin definition
93
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
98
Aspire M3985 Exploded Diagram
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Aspire M3985 FRU List
101
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Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 9
.... • DDR3 * 4. • Max memory of the system
depends on the model purchased. Chapter 1
System Tour
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer's many...display (HDMI/DVI/DP/eDP) and VGA. • DVMT 5.0 technology support. • Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support. • Need to measure VGA follow Acer VGA SOP.
• Monitor compatible is for DIMM 0 and DIMM 1....
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 10
... Header). • All ports should meet USB IF spec and support 1A current over drive.
2
Chapter 1 Optical disk drive
• Support one SATA 5.25" standard ODD. • Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti, BD-combo, BD-rewrite.... VGA card, we may have double width card support.
LAN
•
Giga Lan, Intel 82579V co-lay with bezel. • Models are listed on AVLC.
Graphics card
• No...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 11
...spec and support 1A current over drive. • Upper port should be
compatible with jumper). • 1 * onboard Buzzer. • 2 * H1X2 GPIO header. • 1 * H10X2 TPM header. • 1 * H1X2 System power to support...for China only (option)
On-board connectors
• 1 * ILM(Independent Loading Mechanism) for Acer pin define. • 1 * H1X4 CPU with SAMRT FAN controller. • 1 * ...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 12
System BIOS
• Type: Use SPI Flash • System BIOS: 8MB • Kernel: AMI Kernel with Acer skin
Power supply
• Non PFC 300W / PFC 300W /FR 300W. • Support models are listed on AVLC.
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Chapter 1
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 16
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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
8Mb
Support protocol
SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0
Device Boot Support
1st priority: SATA HDD 2nd priority: CD-ROM 3rd priority: Removable Device...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 30
Security
Parameter Supervisor Password
User Password Change Supervisor Password
Description
Option
This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set.
The password may consist up /down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter. Retype the password to save the new password and close the Setup Utility. Select Yes to verify the first entry ...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 85
... making contact that could short out power. 4. Replace the system covers. 11. Place the system unit on the system. 12. Verify that all the peripherals connected to the correct voltage setting. If the problem with System Internal Inspection. Remove the system covers.For instructions on page 25. 7. Verify that air flow is not blocked...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 87
...method islimited, since it . Stack will hang here if checksum is stored in Boot block code. Early Boot Strap Processor (BSP) initialization like microcode update, frequency and other components before memory detection. Set stack. Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status accordingly.
Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in PCI devices...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 106
...
This chapter offers the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) list in the FRU list of the Aspire M3985 desktop computer. For Acer authorized service providers, your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your Acer office may have a different part number code from those given in global configuration...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 107
Aspire M3985 Exploded Diagram
NOTE: This section will be updated when more information becomes available. ITEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
NAME PCI Door Rear Chassis IO Shielding Power Supply MB Chassis Support Chassis Support MB Support Sub Chassis
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Q'TY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ITEM 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
NAME ODD Button Dn Pole ODD Door Up ODD Door Dn...
Acer Aspire M3985 Desktop Service Guide - Page 109
...Aspire M3985 FRU List
Category
MB Kit
Part Number
Acer P/N
Exploded Diagram Item
MB Kit aGoran_M3 Intel B75 uATX W/O 1394 LF
MB.SJQ0P.001 5
Chassis Bezel CPU
101
Hon Hai Chassis MicroATX HM090L w/o ext. HDD HS.13100.243
N/A
carrier, with front USB 4 port for Aspire....21201.CI3
Core i5-2500 (3.3G 6M 1333FSB)
KC.25001.CI5
Intel Core i5 2310 6M 1155 95W 2.9G
KC.23101.CI5
Core i3-2100 ...
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