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Angora AM50/AM30/AM10 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 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Angora AM50, AM30, and AM10 service guide. Date Chapter Updates - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 3
, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 4
used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Gives precautionary - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 5
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 -on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 6
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Backup 15 Restore from Backup 15 Create Factory Default Image CD 15 Re-install Bundled Software without CD 15 Change Password 16 Acer Disc-to-Disc Recovery 17 Restore without a Recovery CD 17 Multilingual Operating System Installation 17 Hardware Specification and Configuration 18 Processor - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 8
A 28 Halt On 28 Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory 28 Advanced BIOS Features 29 Virus Warning 29 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache 29 Quick Power On Self Test 30 First / Second / Third Boot Device 30 Boot Other Device 30 Boot Up Floppy Seek 30 Boot Up NumLock Status 30 Gate - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 9
HPET Support 41 PWRON After PWR-Fail 41 RTC Alarm Resume 42 PnP/PCI Configurations 43 Reset Configuration Data 43 Resources Controlled By 43 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 43 Assign IRQ For VGA 43 Assign IRQ for USB 44 PCI Latency Timer (CLK 44 Maximum Payload Size 44 PC Health Status 45 CPU Shut - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 10
54 Reassembly Procedure 61 Troubleshooting 69 Jumper and Connector Information 71 Introduction to Connectors 71 Main Board Placement 71 Connectors 73 Jumpers 77 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 83 Angora AM50 Exploded Diagram 84 Angora AM30 Exploded Diagram 85 Angora AM10 Exploded - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 11
® X700-based graphic core) • ATI AVIVO technology support • Multiple display features support • One D-Sub VGA port on the rear side • One HDMI port on the rear side (A14) • SDVO interface which supports hot plug detection HDMI • With HDCP solution • Meets HDMI 1.2a specification PCI Express/PCI - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 12
.3 compliant • Two-Wire Serial Interface (TWSI) for VPD • 2.5GHz Signaling,x1 link width, width strapped on reset • Support of up to eight outstanding NP requests as a master USB • X10 USB2.0/1.1(Rear 4 ports, Front 6ports) 1394a • 1394 header x 1 and Back I/O *1 (TSB43AB23PDTG4 2-port) Buzzer • One - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 13
• Onboard connectors: • One CPU socket • Four DDR2 memory sockets • One PCI Express x16 slot • One PCI Express x1 slot • Two PCI slots • One FDD slot • One PATA slot • Four SATAII IDE connectors • Three 2*5 pin USB headers, compliant to Intel FPIO standard specification • One 2*5 pin front audio - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 14
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Angora AM50 Front Panel # Description 1 ODD Door 2 Slide Door 3 LAN LED 4 HDD LED 5 Power Button 6 USB Port 7 MIC Phone 8 Speaker Out Chapter 1 5 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 16
Panel # Description 1 6 audio jacks (7.1 HD audio jack) 2 LAN Port 3 USB Ports 4 1394 Port 5 CRT/LCD Port 6 Parallel Port 7 HDMI Port # Description 8 PS/2 Keyboard 9 PS/2 Mouse 10 Power Cable Port 11 SPDIF Bracket 12 SPDIF Port 13 Recovery Switch Holder 14 Lock Handle 6 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 17
Angora AM30 Front Panel # Description 1 Optical Device 2 3.5" Device 3 LAN LED 4 HDD LED 5 Power Button 6 USB Port 7 MIC Phone 8 Speaker Out Chapter 1 7 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 18
Panel # Description 1 6 audio jacks (7.1 HD audio jack) 2 LAN Port 3 USB Ports 4 1394 Port 5 CRT/LCD Port 6 Parallel Port 7 HDMI Port # Description 8 PS/2 Keyboard 9 PS/2 Mouse 10 Power Cable Port 11 SPDIF Bracket 12 SPDIF Port 13 Recovery Switch Holder 14 Lock Handle 8 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 19
Angora AM10 Front Panel # Description 1 Optical Device 2 3.5" Device 3 Power Button 4 HDD LED 5 LAN LED 6 Speaker Out 7 MIC Phone 8 USB Port Chapter 1 9 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 20
# Description 1 6 audio jacks (7.1 HD audio jack) 2 LAN Port 3 USB Ports 4 1394 Port 5 CRT/LCD Port 6 Parallel Port 7 HDMI Port # Description 8 PS/2 Keyboard 9 PS/2 Mouse 10 Power Cable Port 11 SPDIF Bracket 12 SPDIF Port 13 Recovery Switch Holder 14 Lock Handle 10 Chapter 1 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 21
utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility supports Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Wallop 2, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Premium, Business, and Ultimate. The - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 22
unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN Messenger and Microsoft Outlook. Note: The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 23
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unused memory and check usage • Disk optimization: to remove unneeded items and files • Speed optimization: to improve the usability and performance of your Windows XP system For more information, please refer to Acer eRecovery Management. Note: If your computer does not come with a Recovery CD - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 25
on screen to complete the restore process. Create Factory Default Image CD When the System CD and Recovery CD are not available, you can create them by using this feature. Please follow the steps below to create factory default image CD. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 26
password is six zeros. 4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and Next. 5. In the Recovery settings window, select Re-install applications / drivers and click Next. 6. Select the desired driver / application and follow the instructions on screen to re-install. After the first - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 27
Acer Disc-to-Disc Recovery Restore without a Recovery CD This recovery process helps you restore the C:\ drive with the original software enter 000000: will be displayed. 4. Enter six zeros and continue. 5. The Acer Recovery main page appears. 6. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 28
Configuration Processor Item Type Specification Sempron-D, Athlon64, Athlon64+ (for desktop CPU information in detail, please refer to http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/processors/ index.htm?iid=process+desktop) System Main Chipset Item Core logic Super I/O controller LAN controller Memory - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 29
SMBALERT# signal/GPIO DMA Controller: • 2 cascaded 8237 DMA controllers • Support PC/PCI DMA • Support LPC DMA • Support type F DMA Wake-up Event Specification (Default Setting in BIOS) Power button PS2 keyboard USB keyboard PME Modem (ring) RTC S1 Enable (default), Disabled Enabled, Disabled - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 30
System Memory Item Feature Specification • Dual Channel DDR2 667/533/400, Unbuffered DIMM • Support 4 DDRII DIMM (8 GB Maximum capacity) Super I/O Item Chip Feature Description ITE IT8718F • Meet LPC Spec 1.1 • Compliant with Microsoft PC98/PC2001 Hardware Design Guide • Support PS/2 Keyboard - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 31
support IEEE 1394a P2000 specifications with full 1394a P2000 • Compliant with the PCI V2.2 specification and card bus interfaces support • Three 1394a ports enable connections or thermal diode or diode- connected transistor • Provides VID0-VID7 support for CPU Vcore identification • 8 voltage - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 32
-ROM feature: yes • LS-120 FDD drive support: yes • BIOS boot block feature: yes • Supports Microsoft SLP 2.0 for Windows Vista Note: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility. BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey DEL Description To enter BIOS Setup Utility: press the DEL key while the - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 33
& mouse for Windows). • Resume recovery time: three switch button. • CPU goes into SMM. • CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes USB keyboard for ACPI mode. ACPI • ACPI specification 1.0b • S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support • Onboard device power management support • Onboard device configuration support - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 34
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uses the Phoenix Award BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the main board contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the main board BIOS. The BIOS Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you with - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 36
appears on the screen, press the DEL key to enter the setup menu. Once you enter the Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use arrow XAdvanced BIOS Features XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configuration XPC - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 37
Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Product Information Product Name System S/N Aspire M5188 Help Item Mainboard ID F690CVM Menu Level X Asset Tag Number System BIOS Version 6.00PC SMBIOS Version 2.4 System BIOS ID 721A1D04 BIOS Release Date 03/17/2007 KLIJ :Move Enter: Select - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 38
and time set on the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. SATA Devices This main board features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 39
enables or disables the boot sector virus protection. CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 40
memory, for even faster access by the CPU and Third boot devices. Boot Up Floppy Seek This item controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while booting up. Boot Up For OS This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this main board will use. Set this item for its - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 41
Small Logo (EPA) Show Determines whether the EPA logo appears during boot up. Configuration Table This item enables or disables the Configuration Table in BIOS setting. Bootblock Write Protect When enabled, Boot block write protection allows the boot block area to be protected by a write-protect pin - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 42
to this item and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu below. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. Ch2 M. : ST3808110AS 2. Bootable Add-in Cards Help Item Menu Level XX Use or to select a device, then press to move it up, or to move it - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 43
graphics processor when the system boots up. Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that use this area of system memory need to state their memory requirements. System BIOS - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 44
Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals XSouth OnChip IDE Device XSouth OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Help Item XSuper IO Device [Press Enter] Menu Level X Init Display First [PCIEx] KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/ - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 45
list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this main board in order to use an UltraDMA device. IDE HDD Block Mode Enable this field if the IDE hard drive supports block mode. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 46
Item ATI SATA Type [Native IDE] Menu Level X USB EHCI Controller [Enabled] OnChip USB Controller [Enabled] OnChip USB KBC Controller [Enabled] USB Mouse Support [Enabled] Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard Lan Boot ROM [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] KLIJ :Move - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 47
this item if you want to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play. Onboard LAN Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the onboard LAN Controller function. Onboard Lan Boot ROM Use this item to enable or - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 48
install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Onboard Serial Port 1 This item allows users to manually set the address for serial port 1. Onboard Serial Port 2 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port and to assign a port address - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 49
Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or EPP & ECP - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 50
item will reset the Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank] Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Delay 4 sec] PowerOn by PCI Card [Enabled] Modem Ring Resume [Disabled] USB Wake Up From S1/S2 [Enabled] USB Wake Up From S4 [Disabled] PS2 KB/MS Wake Up S1/S2 [Disabled] Wake Up by Lan [Disabled] HPET Support - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 51
is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode. Video Off Method This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. Soft-Off by PWRBTN Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) you can create a software power down. In a software power down, the system - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 52
RTC Alarm Resume When set to Enabled, the Date and Resume Time fields become available. Set the date (day of the month), hour, minute and second to turn on the system. When set to 0 (zero) for the day of the month, the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time. 42 Chapter 2 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 53
By The BIOS can automatically configure all the boot Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto (default) disables IRQ and DMA memory base address fields as they are automatically assigned. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non-standard VGA cards - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 54
Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the USB (Universal Serial Bus). PCI Latency Timer (CLK) This item device. Maximum Payload Size This BIOS feature determines the maximum TLP (Transaction Layer Packet) payload size that can be supported by the motherboard chipset's PCI Express controller. The - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 55
Health Status On the main board that supports hardware monitoring, you can monitor the parameters of critical voltage, temperature and fan speed. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPU Shutdown Temperature CPU Vcore [90°C/174°C] [1.34V] Help Item +3.3V [3.32V - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 56
speed • System FAN speed Scroll to these items and enter values as required to customize the Thermal Profile: • CPU Temp. Offset • CPU Warning Temperature • CPU Smart FAN Control • PWM Start CPU Temp • Start PWM Value • Slope PWM Value • Delta Temp. • PWM Start SYS Temp. • Slope PWM Value 2 • Delta - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 57
Frequency & Voltage Control It enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the processor you have installed in your system. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum SB600 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 58
XStandard CMOS Features XFrequency/Voltage Control XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults XAdvanced Chipset Features Set XPower Management Setup Load Optimized DSeafvaeul&ts E(Yx/iNt )S?etup XPnP/PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving Esc: Quit F10: Save & Exit Setup KLIJ : - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 59
screen to assist you in creating a password. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XStandard CMOS Features XAdvanced BIOS Features XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configuration memory. boot and you can enter BIOS - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 60
- Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XStandard CMOS Features XAdvanced BIOS Features XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configuration XPC Health Status XFrequency/Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 61
- Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XStandard CMOS Features XAdvanced BIOS Features XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configuration XPC Health Status XFrequency/Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 62
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Replacement General Information This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble and reassemble the Angora AM5610/ AM3610 for maintenance and troubleshooting. In the coming pages, the first part of the disassembly instruction screws together during service disassembling. Please - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 64
Angora AM50/30/10 Procedures Use the following guides to disassemble and reassemble the AM50, AM30, and AM10 models. Note: The only differences between the models are the front bezel and placement of the USB panel as shown below. Take care when replacing the front bezel to avoid damage to the ports. - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 65
4. Disconnect the front bezel LED cable. 5. Disconnect the audio cables. 6. Disconnect the USB cables. 7. Disconnect the SPDIF cable. Chapter 3 55 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 66
8. Disconnect the PA power cable from the MB connector. 9. Disconnect the P1 power and FDD data cables. P1 Power Cable FDD Data Cable 10. Disconnect the ODD power and data cables. ODD Power Cable ODD Data Cable 56 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 67
11. Disconnect the HDD power and data cables. 12. Disconnect the System Fan and CPU Cooler power cable from their MB connectors. CPU Cooler System Fan 13. Slide the HDD holder as shown and remove the HDD from the chassis. Chapter 3 57 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 68
AM10, take care not to damage the USB ports on the bottom right-hand side of the bezel. AM50 AM30 AM10 15. Slide the ODD holder as shown and remove the HDD from the chassis. 16. Release the four screws as shown and remove the CPU Cooler from the chassis. 58 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 69
locking latches away from the memory unit at the same time to release the memory. Repeat as necessary to remove all memory. 18. Remove the four System Fan screws as shown and lift the fan clear of the chassis. 19. Push and release the CPU latch and remove the CPU from the motherboard. Chapter 3 59 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 70
20. Release the 8 screws marked below and remove the main board. 21. Release the four screws marked below and remove the system power supply from the chassis. 60 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 71
Reassembly Procedure 1. Insert the system power supply in to the chassis and secure the four screws marked below. IMPORTANT:FSP and LITEON power supply cabling differ due to size constraints. For FSP power supplies, use a power cable clip to secure the 12V cable. For LITEON power supplies, use a - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 72
the CPU in to the motherboard. Close the CPU latch. 4. Insert the System Fan in to the chassis as secure the 4 screws as shown. 5. Insert the memory into the slot, taking care to align the locating lug. Push down as shown until the securing latches click into place. Repeat for all memory modules - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 73
6. Fit the CPU cooler to the MB and fasten the four screws shown bellow. 7. Connect the System Fan & CPU Cooler power-cables to the MB connectors. CPU Cooler System Fan 8. Insert the ODD in to the chassis and slide the ODD holder as shown to lock it in place. Chapter 3 63 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 74
chassis and slide the FDD holder as shown to lock it in place. 10. Attach the front bezel as shown. Ensure that access to the USB ports is not restricted as indicated for the three models. AM50 AM30 AM10 11. Insert the SPDIF into the chassis. Ensure that the unit locates - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 75
13. Connect the HDD data cable and HDD power cable. 14. Connect the ODD data cable and power-cable to the rear of ODD. ODD Power Cable ODD Data Cable 15. Connect the P1 power-cable and FDD data cable to the MB connector. P1 Power Cable FDD Data Cable Chapter 3 65 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 76
16. Connect the PA power-cable to the MB connector. 17. Connect the USB cables. 18. Connect the SPDIF cable. 19. Connect the audio cables. 66 Chapter 3 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 77
20. Connect the front bezel LED cable. 21. Connect the VGA/TV, and Modem cards. 22. Slide the left cover in and secure the lock handle. Chapter 3 67 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 78
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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide in the service guide database for information with respect to following items: • Power-On Self-Test (POST) • POST Check Points • POST Error Messages List • Error Symptoms List Chapter 4 69 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 80
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34 35 37 36 38 39 40 41 # Component 1 PS/2 CONN 3 LPT CONN 5 1394 CONN 7 LAN CONN 9 LAN CHIP 11 4 PIN POWER 13 CPU FAN 15 CLK GEN # Component 2 HDMI CONN 4 VGA CONN 6 USB CONNS 8 AUDIO CONNS 10 AUDIO CHIP 12 SYSTEM FAN 14 COM PORT 16 PCIE 1X SLOT Chapter 5 71 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 82
17 PCIE 16X SLOT 19 FRONT AUDIO HEADER 21 CPU SOCKET 23 1394 CHIP 25 BATTERY 27 SOUTH BRIDGE 29 SI/O CHIP NORTH BRIDGE 24 FRONT 1394 HEADER 26 DIMM SLOTS 28 FRONT USB HEADER 30 AS HEADER 2 32 INTR HEADER 34 FLOPPY CONN 36 BIOS 38 OBR HEADER 40 SATA CONN 72 Chapter 5 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 83
Connectors USB Connectors 1394_USBX2(For 1394) Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1, 5 RUSB_VCC1 9 DCOUT_1394 2 USBD0- 11 TPB0- 3 USBD0+ 12 TPB0+ 4 Ground 13 TPA0- 6 USBD1- 14 TPA0+ 7 USBD1+ - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 84
4 GND 5 SIDESURRBACK_R2 AUDIO1C (Left Side, Orange in Color) Pin Signal Name 31 GND 32 CEN-C 33 CEN-JD 34 GND 35 LFE-C AUDIO1D (Left Side, Black in Color) Pin Signal Name 21 GND 22 SURR_L 23 SURR-JD 24 GND 25 SURR_R 74 Chapter 5 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 85
IDE/SATA 40-pin (2x20) PIDE Headers Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 HD_RST# 2 Ground 3 PDD7 4 PDD8 5 PDD6 7 PDD5 9 PDD4 6 PDD9 8 PDD10 10 PDD11 11 PDD3 13 PDD2 15 PDD1 12 PDD12 14 PDD13 16 PDD14 17 IPDD0 19 Ground 21 PD_REQ 18 PDD15 20 Key 22 Ground 23 PD_IOW# 25 PD_IOR# - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 86
VGA Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 CONN_RED 9 5V_DVI 2 CONN_GREEN 10 GND 3 CONN_BLUE 11 GND 4 GND 12 CONN_DAC_SDAT 5 GND 13 CONN_HSYNC# 6 GND 14 CONN_VSYNC# 7 GND 15 CONN_DAC_SCL 8 GND HDMI Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 HDMI_TXAP2 12 HDMI_TXCAN 2 GND 13 NC 3 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 87
Jumpers Jumper/Header Name CPUFAN (3 PIN) Function CPU FAN HEADER Definition 1: GND 2: POWER 3: SENSE SYSFAN (3 PIN) Yellow is symbol, Red is Pin1 of symbol SYSTEM FAN HEADER 1: GND 2: POWER 3: SENSE CLR_CMOS (3 PIN) OBR - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 88
Jumper/Header Name F_USB1, F_USB2, F_USB3 Function FRONT USB HEADER (2x5) Definition 1: VCC5 2: VCC5 3: D04: D15: D0+ 6: D1+ 7: GND 8: GND 9: KEY 10: GND Yellow is symbol, Red is Pin1 of symbol F_AUDIO1 IR 78 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 89
Jumper/Header Name F_1394_1 Function FRONT 1394 HEADER Definition 1: TPA+ 2: TPA3: GND 4: GND 5: TPB+ 6: TPB7: POWER 8: POWER 9: KEY 10: GND Yellow is symbol, Red is Pin1 of symbol FP Front Panel Header 1: FP_1(PU 5V_S0) 2: LEDP(PU 5V_S5) 3: SATA_LED_L 4: PMSLED(PU 5V_S5) 5: GND 6: - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 90
Jumper/Header Name COM1, COM2 Function COM Port Header Definition 1: NDCD 2: NSIN 3: NSOUT 4: NDTR 5: GND 6: NDSR 7: NRTS 8: NCTS 9: NRI 10: KEY Yellow is symbol, Red is Pin1 of symbol INTERNAL SPEAKER HEADER AUDIO INTERNAL SPEAKER HEADER 1: MONO_L 2: GND 3: MONO_R 4: KEY 5: GND 6: GND 7: VCC3 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 91
Jumper/Header Name TPM Function TPM HEADER Yellow is symbol, Red is Pin1 of symbol Definition 1: LCKL 2: GND 3: LFRAMEn 4: KEY 5: LRESETn 6: NC 7: LAD3 8: LAD2 9: VDD (3.3V) 10: LAD1 11: LAD0 12: GND 13: NC 14: NC 15: NC 16: SERIRQ 17: GND 18: CLKRUNin 19: LPCPDn 20: NC Chapter 5 81 - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 92
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chapter offers the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) list in global configuration of Angora AM5610 and AM3610 desktop. Refer to this chapter changed, it will NOT be noted on the printed service guide. For Acer authorized service providers, your Acer office may have a different part number code from - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 94
AM50 Exploded Diagram Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description AM50 Bezel AM50 USB AM50 USB Panel FDD Lock Slide CD ROM Lock Slide Chassis USB PCB ASM USB Shielding Right Slide Door Number 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Description Power Supply Fan PCI Bracket Left Slide Door Motherboard HDD 3.5" Device - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 95
AM30 Exploded Diagram Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Description AM30 Main Bezel 3_25 Cover 5_25 Cover AM50 USB AM50 USB Panel Chassis USB PCB ASM USB Shielding Right Side Door Power Supply Number 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Description Fan PCI Bracket Left Side Door Motherboard HDD 3.5" Device - Acer Aspire M3100 | Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 96
Angora AM10 Exploded Diagram Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description AM10 Main Bezel 3_25 Cover 5_25 Cover AM50 USB AM50 USB Panel FDD Lock Slide CD ROM Lock Slide Chassis Right Side Door Number 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Description Power Supply Fan PCI Bracket Left Side Door Motherboard HDD Lock