Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
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Question posted by johndalemahilum1996 on October 27th, 2012
The Power Consumption Of Acer M3970
What is the power consmption of acer m3970 (stock configuration) desktop... i am looking forward to upgrade the gpu i recently have it has a 300 watt rated psu .
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Answer #1: Posted by CartoonDude on October 27th, 2012 12:21 PM
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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
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 4
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 6
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 7
...Block Diagram
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System Components
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Front Panel
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Rear Panel
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
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Power Management Function(ACPI support function)
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System Utilities
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CMOS Setup Utility
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Entering ... the Cage of Hard Disk Drive
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Removing the PCI Cover
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Install the Power Supply
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Install the I/O Shielding
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Install the Main Board
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Install the Optical Drive...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 8
... the VGA Card
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Install the Front Bezel
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Install the Side Panel
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System Troubleshooting
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Hardware Diagnostic Procedure
80
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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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 9
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 10
... are listed on Chassis TOP side.
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Chapter 1 • 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
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 11
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 13
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Slave optical drive or Removable HDD bay 14
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 14
Rear Panel
No. Component
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Power connector
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PS2 keyboard port
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VGA port
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HDMI port
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USB 2.0 ports
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Mic-in
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Line-out
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 15
... controller Intel H67
Super IO controller
ITE IT8772E
Chapter 1
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
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Socket Type
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BIOS
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S4
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V
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 18
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Chapter 1
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 19
... saved all open files.
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 88
...recreate the failure by running the diagnostic tests or repeating
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System Troubleshooting
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 89
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 107
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Chapter 6
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 109
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