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Main Board Major Chips

Item

Specification

North Bridge

Intel G31

South Bridge

Intel ICH7/ICH 7DH

APG controller

Intel G31

Super I/O controller

ITE 8718FX

Audio controller

Realtek HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1
(co-lay with ALC888)

LAN controller

RTL8111B

HDD controller

ITE 8718FX

Keyboard controller

ITE 8718FX

Memory Combinations

Slot

Memory

Total Memory

Slot 1

512MB, 1GB, 2GB

512MB~2GB

Slot 2

512MB, 1GB, 2GB

512MB~2GB

Maximum System Memory Supported

512MB~4GB

System Memory

Item

Specification

Memory slot number

2 slot

Support Memory size per socket

512MB/1GB/2GB

Support memory type

DDR2

Support memory interface

DDR2 800MHz

Support memory voltage

1.8V

Support memory module package

240-pin DDR2

Support to parity check feature

Yes

Support to error correction code (ECC) feature

Memory module combinations

You can install memory
modules in any
combination as long as they
match the above
specifications.

Summary of Contents for Aspire M3630

Page 1: ...Aspire M5630 M3630 VeritonM460 S460 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M5630 M3630 VeritonM460 S460 service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...espect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and ...

Page 4: ...s bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Remind you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures ...

Page 5: ...NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 2 Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the print...

Page 6: ...atures 27 Advanced BIOS Features 30 Integrated Peripherals 34 Power Management 41 PnP PCI Configuration 44 PC Health Status 46 Frequency Voltage Control 47 Load Default Settings 49 Set Supervisor User Password 50 Save Exit Setup 52 Exit Without Saving 53 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 54 General Information 55 Disassembly Procedure 56 AspireM5630 M3630 Disassembly Procedure 57 Verit...

Page 7: ...Home Premium Business Processor Socket Type Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type Intel Celeron Celeron D Pentium 4 Pentium D Pentium Dual Core Core 2 Duo Core2 Quad Yorkfield Wolfdale CPUs FSB 533 800 1066 1333 MHz CPUs Chipset North Bridge Intel G31 South Bridge Intel ICH7 ICH 7DH ...

Page 8: ...II 667 800 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 4GB Support un buffered DIMM 2 only DIMM Slot 2 Memory Max 512MB 1GB 2GB DDR2 memory technologies Capacity Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 4 GB Graphics Intel G31 on die graphic solution ...

Page 9: ...support Dual View function support by Intel ADD2 MEC card 1 D sub VGA port on rear PCI PCI Express Slot Type x16 PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity 1 Support ADD2 MEC card PCI Express Slot Type x1 PCI Express x1 Slot Quantity 1 PCI Slot PCI Slot Quantity 2 FDD Slot Quantity 1 ...

Page 10: ...lot Slot Quantity 4 Storage Type support HDD CD ROM CD RW DVD ROM DVD RW DVD RW DVD Dual DVD Super Multi Plus Blue Ray ODD Audio Audio Type HD audio codec Audio Channel 7 1 channel Audio Controller Codec Realtek ALC888 Co lay with Realtek ALC888 Support S PDIF S PDIF out header 1 4 ...

Page 11: ...82566DC PCI E Giga LAN USB Controller Type Intel ICH7 ICH7DH Ports Quantity 8 4 back panel ports On board 3 2 5 headers 6 ports 4 ports for front daughter board 2 ports for 3 5 card reader module Connector Pin standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support USB 2 0 1 1 ...

Page 12: ... Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin 4Mb Flash BIOS Note Boot ROM should be included PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS Compliant with latest ASF 2 0 spec Compliant with latest SMT 2 0 spec Compliant with latest Intel Virtualization Technology spec ...

Page 13: ... must full support Intel platform Rear I O Connector 1 Parallel port 1 serial port 1 D Sub VGA port 1 RJ45 LAN port 4 USB ports 7 1 channel phone jack 6 audio jacks 1 6 pin 1394 port On board connectors 1 LGA 775 CPU socket 2 DDR2 memory sockets 1 PCI Express x16 slot ...

Page 14: ...low Intel FPIO standard Specification 5 pin Intel FPIO spec Microphone In Headphone Out pin connectors 1 serial port 2 5 pin connector 2nd serial port 1 HD audio digital header 4 pin CPU Fan connector 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit 4 pin 4pin ATX interface PS3 PS2 SPS connector 7 pin front panel IO header ...

Page 15: ...9 1394 header Jumper for clear CMOS Color management for on board connecters please refer to Acer spec Header for CIR IR blaster function Check ITE Solution Power Supply PSP Type 250W 300W ...

Page 16: ...10 Main board Placement ...

Page 17: ...11 Block Diagram ...

Page 18: ...M5630 M3630 Front Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following Label Description 1 Optical drive 2 Card reader 3 Power and HDD LED 4 Power button 5 Speaker or headphone 6 Microphone jack 7 USB ports ...

Page 19: ...r card socket 8 Monitor connector 2 Voltage selector switch 9 USB 2 0 ports 3 Fan aperture 10 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 4 PS 2 keyboard connector 11 Microphone jack 5 PS 2 mouse connector 12 Line out jack 6 Serial port 13 Line in jack 7 Printer connector 14 Extension card slots ...

Page 20: ...14 VeritonM460 S460 Front Panel Label Description 1 Optical drive 2 Floppy disk drive 3 Power button 4 Speaker or headphone jack 5 Microphone jack 6 USB ports ...

Page 21: ... card socket 8 Monitor connector 2 Voltage selector switch 9 USB 2 0 ports 3 Fan aperture 10 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 4 PS 2 keyboard connector 11 Microphone jack 5 PS 2 mouse connector 12 Line out jack 6 Serial port 13 Line in jack 7 Printer connector 14 Extension card slots ...

Page 22: ...em Specification BIOS code programmer Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version V6 0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4 Mb Support protocol PXE 2 1 DMI V 2 0 s or 2 1 SMBIOS 2 5 ACPI v3 0b Device Boot Support 1st priority SATA HDD 2nd priority CD ROM 3rd priority FDD 4th priority LAN 5th priority USB device Support to LS 120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature YES BIOS ...

Page 23: ... Memory Slot 1 512MB 1GB 2GB 512MB 2GB Slot 2 512MB 1GB 2GB 512MB 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported 512MB 4GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 2 slot Support Memory size per socket 512MB 1GB 2GB Support memory type DDR2 Support memory interface DDR2 800MHz Support memory voltage 1 8V Support memory module package 240 pin DDR2 Support to parity check feature Yes Support to erro...

Page 24: ...C 97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real time FM to Wavetable conversionMPU 401 UART mode interface for Wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC 97and WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz max MPU 401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jack ...

Page 25: ...connector Parallel port function control Enable disable by BIOS Setup Optional EV CP DMA channel in BIOS setup DMA channel 1 DMA channel 3 Optional parallel port I O address via BIOS setup 378h 278h Optional parallel port IRQ via BIOS setup IRQ5 IRQ7 Serial Port Item Specification Serial port controller ITE 8718FX Serial port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of serial port 2 16550 UART suppo...

Page 26: ...daughter board 2 ports for 3 5 card reader module Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating 5 C 35 C Non operating 20 60 C Storage package Humidity Operating 15 to 80 RH Non operating 10 to 90 RH Vibration Operating unpacked 5 500 Hz 2 20g RMS random 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 500 Hz 1 09g RMS random 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes ...

Page 27: ... V V V USB Keyboard Mouse V V N A N A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Devices wake up from S3 should be less than Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds ...

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Page 29: ...loads configuration values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad flat In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup ...

Page 30: ... to enter SETUP appears on the screen press the key of Delete to enter the setup menu NOTE If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Delete The Setup Utility main menu then appears ...

Page 31: ...ll the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage and fan speed Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Settings Default Settings indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Su...

Page 32: ...ort The following table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Production Name This item lists the product name System S N This item lists the system serial number Main Board ID This item lists the main board ID Main Board S N This item lists the main board serial number System BIOS Version This item lists the system BIOS version SMBIOS Version This item lists the system...

Page 33: ...27 Standard CMOS Setup Select standard CMOS features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system the following screen shows the standard CMOS features menu ...

Page 34: ...ear format Week From Sun to Sat determined by BIOS and is display only Day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year from 1999 to 2099 System Time To set the time following the hour minute second format The items format is hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour timer clock Base Memory Size 640 K for system base memory ...

Page 35: ... BIOS automatically detects IDE devices during POST default None No IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual Manually input the correct settings Access Mode To set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precom...

Page 36: ...meter Description Options Hard Disk Boot Priority This features displays the Hard Disk Boot Device priority from high to low and allows users to set the Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Press Enter to enter the setting screen Use wory to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit Press Enter ...

Page 37: ... not during POST Enabled Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The item allows you to see the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operation system Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CD ROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN Disabled Boot From Other Devices This item allows user to enable or disable to boot from other device Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This item al...

Page 38: ...meter Description Options Dual Monitor Support This category allows you to enable or disable dual monitor support function Enabled Disabled Frame Buffer Size This field displays how much frame buffer size of the system CPU Frequency This field allows you to determine CPU frequency of the system ...

Page 39: ...CPU and North Bridge Enabled Disabled SSE SSE2 Instructions This feature controls the availability of the processor s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets When enabled the processor s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets are enabled Software applications can make use of those instructions to better process large amounts of data quickly When disabled the processor s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets are disabled Sof...

Page 40: ... in this menu Parameter Description Options IDE Function Setup This page allows you to setup IDE function Press Enter Onboard Device Setup This page allows you to setup onboard devices Press Enter Onboard I O Chip Setup This page allows you to setup onboard I O chip Press Enter ...

Page 41: ...35 Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup ...

Page 42: ...aster Slave UDMA UDMA Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilized ATA transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data ata maximum burst rate of 33 MB s When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports the system automatically determines the optimal data tr...

Page 43: ...d write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support Enabled Disabled SATA PORT Speed Settings This category allows you to determine the speed of SATA port Auto Integrated Peripherals Onboard Device Setup ...

Page 44: ...d enables or disables USB mouse support function Enabled Disabled AC 97 Audio Change the on board Audio to auto or disabled Auto Disable MAC LAN Enables or disables onboard LAN controller If you wish to use the motherboard s onboard LAN controller you should certainly enable this BIOS feature You can disable this feature if you do not want to use the motherboard s onboard LAN controller This may f...

Page 45: ...39 Integrated Peripherals Onboard I O Chip Setup ...

Page 46: ...elect an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port UR2 Duplex Mode In an infrared port mode this field appears Full duplex mode permits simultaneous tow direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPI port address and correspondin...

Page 47: ...gement menu lets you configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings ...

Page 48: ...e S3 sleep mode is s power down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wake up event occurs S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR HDD ...

Page 49: ... sec WOL PME From Soft Off This category enables or disables wake on Lan from soft off Enabled Disabled Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system Disabled Enabled Enable alarm function to Power On system If RTC Alarm Lead to Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 POWER ON Function Select the...

Page 50: ...44 PCI PnP Setup ...

Page 51: ...ed By This item allows user to assign PnP resource I O address IRQ DMA channels for Plug and Play compatible devices automatically or manually Auto Manual IRQ Resources When resource are controlled by manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt Option PCI Device Assign this IRQ for PCI device Reserved Reserve this IRQ for other device Press Ente...

Page 52: ...46 PC Health Status ...

Page 53: ...AN Control The item displays the system Smart Fan Function status It is always enabled by system Frequency Voltage Control Manufacturer Intel Ratio Status Unlocked Min 06 Max 10 CPU Frequency 266MHz F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defauits KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Ratio Actual Value 10 Ena...

Page 54: ...erator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses create EMI Electromagnetic Interference The spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI setting to Enabled for ...

Page 55: ...tems in the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Load Default Settings Select the field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility ...

Page 56: ...50 Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ...

Page 57: ...the selection PASSWORD DISABLED To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password with empty A message will confirm the password being disabled If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Feature Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option f...

Page 58: ...anges that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Save Exit Setup Press Enter to save the changes that have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Press Y to save and Exit or N to return to the main menu ...

Page 59: ...ght this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Exit Without Saving Press Enter to discard any changes and exit the Setup Utility ...

Page 60: ...trap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Wire cutter Phillips screwdriver may require different size NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components ...

Page 61: ...ore You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system ...

Page 62: ...tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service Please also refer to the disassembly video if available CAUTION Before you proceed make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it ...

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Page 75: ...oubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting information relating to following topics Power On Self Test POST POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptoms List ...

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Page 78: ... 5 4 3 2 1 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 13 3 3V 2 3 3 14 12V 3 COM 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 COM 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 COM 19 COM 8 PWR OK 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 COM ...

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Page 82: ...me Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE 14 ALF 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 GROUND 6 PD4 19 GROUND 7 PD5 20 GROUND 8 PD6 21 GROUND 9 PD7 22 GROUND 10 ACK 23 GROUND 11 BUSY 24 GROUND 12 PE 25 GROUND 13 SLCT ...

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Page 85: ...formation available on your regional web or channel http aicsl acer com tw spl if you do not own a specific account you can still access the system with guest guest For whatever reasons a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this pri...

Page 86: ...0_MAIN_BEZEL 10 POWER SUPPLY 2 AM50_USB 11 FAN 3 AM50_USB_PANEL 12 PCI BRACKET 4 FDD_LOCK_SLIDE 13 LEFT SIDE DOOR 5 CD_ROM LOCK SLIDE 14 HOTHER BOARD 6 CHASSIS 15 HDD 7 USB_PCB_ASN 16 3 5 DEVICE 8 USB SHIELDING 17 CD ROM 9 RIGHT SIDE DOCR 18 HDD LOCK SLIDE ...

Page 87: ...CRIPTION NO DESCRIPTION 1 TOP SHOELD 8 CDROM LOCK SLIDE 2 3 25 ROTATE COVER 9 RIGHT SIDE 3 CD ROM 10 USB MODULE 4 FDD 11 CHASSIS 5 HDD 12 POWER SUPPLY 6 HDD LOCK SLIDE 13 LEFT SCDE 7 FDD LOCK SLIDE 14 MAINBOARD ...

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