Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
Acer Aspire M3970 Support Question
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Question posted by paulandsyna on April 27th, 2012
M3970 Stays On 'starting Windows' Screen
when I switch it on it just says 'starting windows'..but it wont start. fix pls
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 1
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 5
... doing specific actions. v Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.
Reminds you to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen.
NOTE
Gives additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 7
... System Fan
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Removing the Daughter Board
43
Removing the Power Supply
44
Removing the Mainboard
45
Removing the Top Cover
48
Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly
50
Removing the Card Reader
51
Removing the Top USB and Audio I/O Assembly
52
Assembly Requirements
54
Assembly Procedure
55
Install...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 8
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Checkpoints
83
BIOS Recovery
86
Jumper and Connector Information
89
M/B Placement
89
Jumper Setting
91
Setting Jumper
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
99
Aspire M3970 Exploded Diagram
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Aspire M3970 FRU List
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Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 9
Operating System
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic x64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x86 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic x86 • Microsoft Windows 7 Starter x86 • Linpus XWindows • Free DOS
Processor
• Intel Sandy Bridge Processor includes unlock K SKU CPU. • Socket type: LGA1155. • FMB: 65W ...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 18
... VESA 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,... the VESA DPMS monitor. • Resume method: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard
an mouse for APM mode. • Resume recovery time :7-...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 20
... need to choose from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up menu. Press to the last page of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays. • On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays. • When you want. • PgUp and PgDn keys - Move the cursor to load optimized default system values. •...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 29
... the boot device priority sequence from available EFI devices. When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during the POST.
EFI Hard Disk CD^DVD Removable Device LAN
Press Enter to ...Determines whether the system will stop for an error during startup. When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup. Boot Options
1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th Boot Device
EFI Device Priority ...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 31
... how to avoid mismatch when putting back the components. During the disassembly process, group the screws with the corresponding components to disassemble and assembly the desktop computer for the different components vary in size. Disassembly Requirements
To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools: • Wrist grounding strap and conductive...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 53
Open the cable retention clip, then take out the these cables from the main board.
3. Release the the cable retention clip.
Disconnect the power switch cable/top audio cable/top USB cable/card reader cable from the cable retention clip.
2. Chapter 3
45 Removing the Mainboard
1.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 57
3. Pull the power switch and LED cable from the chassis.
4. Chapter 3
49 Pull the top cover away from chassis hole.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 58
Release the locking tabs (1) and gently LED cable out of the bracket (2).
2. Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly
1. Release the locking tabs (1) and gently power switch cable out of the bracket (2).
3. Release the two locking tabs and take out the cable.
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Chapter 3
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 65
Connect the cooler cable to fix the four screws on CPU.
2.
Install the Heat Sink Fan Assembly
1. Use a long-nosed screwdriver to the main board. Chapter 3
57 Put the CPU cooler on the heat sink, in the order as shown below.
3.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 66
Open the holding clips on both sides of memory, size:A>B
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Chapter 3
IMPORTANT:pls refer to below installing memory rule. Install the Memory
1. Press down the memory. DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
Remark:A and B show different size of the DIMM slot outward.
2.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 90
... long beep and two short beeps then repeat. Memory not installed or memory error.
AMIBIOS displays the checkpoints in the bottom right corner of the screen during POST. In most cases, a checkpoint card is limited, since it only displays checkpoints that occur after the video card has been activated. System is...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 91
...system is currently executing. Verify the boot block checksum. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in PMM. Re-enable CACHE.
Copies BIOS from this...devices. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that show the value of the screen during the preboot process. Perform keyboard controller BAT test. Early Boot Strap Processor (BSP...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 93
...Disable ATAPI hardware.
Some interrupt vectors are initialized. Recovery file not found flash part size. Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. Make flash write enabled through chipset ... a BIOS recovery needs to find the clusters occupied by cluster. Enable ATAPI hardware. Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to occur because the user has forced the update ...
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 96
d. Chapter 4
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System will start to reboot the system. Once firmware update is completed, press any key to flash update progress. c.
Acer Aspire M3970 Service Guide - Page 107
... the 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. For whatever reasons a part number is changed, it properly, or follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how to dispose it will be...
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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