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Acer Aspire M3630 Service Manual - Integrated Peripherals

Summary of Aspire M3630

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    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: Revision History

    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: Copyright

    Iii copyright copyright © 2005 by acer incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica...

  • Page 4: Conventions

    Iv conventions the following conventions are used in this manual: screen message s denotes actual messages that appear on screen. Note gives 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 act...

  • Page 5: Preface

    V preface before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This service guide provides you with all technical information relating to the basic configuration decided for acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requireme...

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    1 chapter 1 system specifications 1 features…………………………………………………………………………... 1 main board placement……………………………………………………….10 block diagram…………………………………………………………………..11 aspirem5630/m3630 front panel……………...……………………….12 aspire m5630/m3630 rear panel……………….………………….…..13 veritonm460/s460 front panel………………...

  • Page 7: System Specifications

    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 celeron / celeron d / pentium 4 / pentium d /pentium dual core / core 2 duo / core2 quad / yorkfield / wolfdale cpus...

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    2 pcb form factor: micro atx dimension/layer: 244mm x244mm memory memory type: ddr 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 m...

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    3 dvmt 4.0 technology support enhanced 3d and clear video technology 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 pc...

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    4 design criteria: should support 1.44mb/3 mode 3.5” devices sata slot type: sata slot 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: real...

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    5 lan mac controller: rtl8111b intel 82566dc (10m/100m/1000m lan) phy: intel nineveh 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 pi...

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    6 1394 controller: via 6308p 1394a controller 1 on board header 1 6-pin 1394 port on rear port bios bios type: 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) compl...

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    7 i/o connector controller: super i/o ite 8718fx (f stepping or after; 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...

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    8 1 pci express x 1 slot 2 pci slots 1 fdd slot 4 sata2 connectors 5 pin intel fpio specification usb pin connectors (follow 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 head...

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    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: Main Board Placement

    10 main board placement.

  • Page 17: Block Diagram

    11 block diagram.

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    12 aspire 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.

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    13 aspire m5630/m3630 rear panel label description label description 1 power 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...

  • Page 20: Veritonm460/s460 Front Panel

    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: Veritonm460/s460 Rear Panel

    15 veritonm460/s460 rear panel label description label description 1 power 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-i...

  • Page 22: Processor

    16 hardware specifications and configurations processor item specification type i intel celeron / celeron d / pentium 4 / pentium d /pentium dual core / core 2 duo / core2 quad / yorkfield / wolfdale socket lga 775 pin fsb 800/1066 /1333 mhz minimum operating speed 0 mhz (if stop cpu clock in sleep ...

  • Page 23: Main Board Major Chips

    17 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 co...

  • Page 24: Audio Interface

    18 audio interface item specification audio controller intel ich7/ich 7dh audio controller type alc888s audio channel codec 7.1 audio function control enable/disable by bios setup mono or stereo stereo compatibility sound blaster pro/16 compatible mixed digital and analog high performance chip enhan...

  • Page 25: Floppy Disk Drive Interface

    19 floppy disk drive interface item specification floppy disk drive controller ite 8718fx floppy disk drive controller resident bus isa bus support fdd format 360kb, 720kb, 1.2mb, 1.44mb, 2.88mb parallel port item specification parallel port controller ite 8718fx parallel port controller resident bu...

  • Page 26: Usb Port

    20 usb port item specification universal hci usb 2.0 usb class support legacy keyboard for legacy mode usb connectors quantity 4 back panel ports 4 ports for front daughter board 2 ports for 3.5’’ card reader module environmental requirements item specification temperature operating +5°c ~ +35°c non...

  • Page 27: Power Management

    21 power management devices s1 s3 s4 s5 power button v 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 ...

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  • Page 29: System Utilities

    23 system utilities the manufacturer or the dealer already configures most systems. There is no need to run setup when starting the computer unless you get a run setup message. The setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called cmos ram. This memory area i...

  • Page 30: Entering Setup

    24 entering setup power on the computer and the system will start post (power on self test) process. When the message of “press del 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...

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    25 the items in the main menu are explained below: parameter description production information this page shows the relevant information of the main board standard cmos features this setup page includes all the items in standard compatible bios advance bios features this setup page includes all the ...

  • Page 32: Product Information

    26 product information the screen below appears if you select product information from the main menu: the product information menu contains general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, bios version, etc. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required whe...

  • Page 33: Standard Cmos Setup

    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:.

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    28 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter description options date to set the date following the weekday-month-date-year 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: fr...

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    29 parameter description options extended memory size the bios determines how much extended memory is present during the post. This is the amount of memory located above 1mb in the memory address map of cpu total memory size total memory size for the system ide channel x master ide channel x slave h...

  • Page 36: Advanced Setup

    30 advanced setup the following screen shows the advanced setup: the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter 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 boo...

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    31 parameter description options virus warning this feature allows you to enable the virus warning function for ide hard disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and there is someone attempts to write data to this area, bios will show a warning message on screen and the alarm will be...

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Setup

    32 advanced chipset setup the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter 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 ...

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    33 parameter description options spread spectrum when the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess emi. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing emi. This benefit may in some case be outweighe...

  • Page 40: Integrated Peripherals

    34 integrated peripherals the following table describes the parameters found 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 setu...

  • Page 41: Setup

    35 integrated peripherals-ide function setup.

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    36 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter description options ide primary/second ary master/slave pio the four ide pio fields let you set a pio mode (0-4) for each of the four ide devices that the onboard ide interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide increased...

  • Page 43: Setup

    37 parameter description options ide hdd block mode block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sectors read/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...

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    38 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter description options on chip usb this field allows you to determine on chip usb type or disable on chip usb. [v1.1+v2.0], [v1.1] udb memory type use this item to change the type of usb memory to shadow or base memory. [shad...

  • Page 45: Chip Setup

    39 integrated peripherals -onboard i/o chip setup.

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    40 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter description options onboard fdc controller select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (fdc) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in fdc or the system has no floppy dri...

  • Page 47: Power Management

    41 power management the power management 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:.

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    42 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter description options acpi function this item allows you to enable or disable the acpi function [enabled], [disabled] acpi suspend type this item specifies the power saving modes for acpi function. S1 (posp: the s1 sleep mod...

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    43 parameter description options soft-off by pwr/bttn when enabled, turning the system off with the on/off button places the system in a very low-power-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or resume by ring activity. [instant-off]: press down button...

  • Page 50: Pci/pnp Setup

    44 pci/pnp setup.

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    45 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter description options init display first initialize the agp video display before initializing any other display device on the system. Thus the agp display becomes the primary display. Reset configuration data normally, you l...

  • Page 52: Pc Health Status

    46 pc health status.

  • Page 53: Frequency/voltage Control

    47 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu: arameter description options v core detect system’s voltage status automatically cpu temperature detect cpu temperature automatically cpu/system fan speed (rpm) detect cpu/system fan speed status automatically cpu smart fan control ...

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    48 the following table describes the parameters found in this menu: parameter description optio ns auto detect dimm/pci clk this option allows you to enable/disable the feature of auto detecting the clock frequency of the installed pci bus. Enabled disabled manufacturer this item specifies cpu manuf...

  • Page 55: Load Default Settings

    49 load default settings this option opens a dialog box that lets you install defaults for all appropriate items 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...

  • Page 56: Set Supervisor/user Password

    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..

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    51 parameter description options 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. Enter password type the password, up to eight characters, and press. The password typed now will clear any pre...

  • Page 58: Save & Exit Setup

    52 save & exit setup highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup utility. Parameter description options save & exit setup press to save the changes that have made in the setup utility and exit the setup utility. Press to save and exit ...

  • Page 59: Exit Without Saving

    53 exit without saving highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup utility. Parameter description options exit without saving press to discard any changes and exit the setup utility.

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    54 machine disassembly and replacement to disassemble the computer, you need the following tools: wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge. Wire cutter. Phillips screwdriver (may require different size). Note: the screws for the different components vary in siz...

  • Page 61: General Information

    55 general information before 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: Disassembly Procedure

    56 disassembly procedure this section 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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    57 aspire m5630/3630 standard disassembly.

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    63 veritonm460/s460 standard disassembly process.

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  • Page 75: Troubleshooting

    69 troubleshooting 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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    72 atx_power: atx 24-pin power connector 9 8 7 6 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....

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    76 pin signal name 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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    79 fru (field replaceable unit) list this chapter gives you the fru (field replaceable unit) listing in global configurations of aspire m5630/m3630 veritonm460/s460. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for rma (return merchandise authorization). Note: please note when orde...

  • Page 86: Exploded Diagram

    80 exploded diagram no description no description 1 am30_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...

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    81 no description 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.