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Aspire M3202
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
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  • Page 1 Aspire M3202 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

    Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M3202 Service Guide. Date Chapter Updates...
  • Page 3 Copyright Copyright © 2008 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, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
  • Page 4 Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. MESSAGES 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 actions.
  • Page 5 If, for whatever reason, 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 printed Service Guide.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 F e a t u r e s … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . . . M a i n b o a r d P l a c e m e n t...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 System Specifications

    System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32/64bit Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 32bit FreeDOS Processor Socket Type: AMD Socket AM2+ (940 pin) Processor Type: Phenom(95W) / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64/ Sempron CPUs Chipset AMD RS780 + AMD SB700 Form Factor: Micro ATX...
  • Page 8 PCI Slot Type: PCI 2.25V slots PCI Slot Quantity: 2 Slot Quantity: 1 Design Criteria: Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5” Devices Slot Type: 40pin PATA IDE slot Slot Quantity: 1 Transfer rate support: PIO Mode: 0/1/2/3/4 ATA mode: 33/66/100/133 Storage Type support: DVD ROM/DVD SuperMultiPlus SATA Slot Type: SATA slot...
  • Page 9 1 AUX-In header (1*4) 1 front panel audio header (2*5) Add HD de-pop CKT (the attachment is the reference, please propose your solution) S/N ratio: 90 dB at rear output jack Controller: Marvell 8071 Gigabit Ethernet controller Port : 1 x RJ45 rear port for Gigabit Ethernet Design Criteria: Should be worked under 10/100/1000Mbs environment Reserved disable function on both hardware &...
  • Page 10 BIOS BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin Size: 4Mb or 8Mb Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS) BIOS shall auto detect FDD to avoid checksum error when boot...

  • Page 11: Power Supply

    Features for internal mounting tab Location of 4 external mounting holes Power Supply Electrical Design Feature 500W/300w/250w in stable mode (Acer Assign System Power Unit) Voltage design should be covered +5V, +3.3V, +12V, +5VSB, -12V (attention to 12V output capability)

  • Page 12: Main Board Placement

    Main board Placement...

  • Page 13: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram...

  • Page 14: Aspire M3202 Front Panel

    Aspire M3202 Front Panel The computer’s front panel consists of the following: Label ACER Logo Optical drive Card reader Aspire Logo Description...

  • Page 15: Aspire M3202 Rear Panel

    Aspire M3202 Rear Panel Label Power card socket PS/2 keyboard connector HDMI connector USB 2.0 connector LAN connector Audio connector Label Description Description Fan aperture PS/2 mouse connector System Fan Monitor connector 1394 connector...

  • Page 16: H A R D W A R E S P E C I F I C A T I O N S A N D C O N F I G U R A T I O N

    Athlon 64/ Sempron CPUs AMD Socket AM2+ (940 pin) 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) Specification Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin R01-B4 SPI Flash 4Mb or 8Mb SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0...

  • Page 17: Bios Hotkey List

    BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge AMD RS780 South Bridge AMD SB700 APG controller AMD RS780 Super I/O controller Super I/O ITE 8718 Audio controller HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 LAN controller Marvell 8071/8075 Gigabit Ethernet controller HDD controller...

  • Page 18: Memory Combinations

    Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512Mb/1Gb/2Gb Slot 2 512Mb/1Gb/2Gb Slot 3 512Mb/1Gb/2Gb Slot 4 512Mb/1Gb/2Gb Maximum System Memory Supported System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support memory type Support memory interface Support memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to error correction code...

  • Page 19: Audio Interface

    Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification RS740/RS780 ALC888S codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High...

  • Page 20: Sata Interface

    SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Floppy disk drive Interface Item Floppy disk drive controller Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus Support FDD format Specification RS780 PCI bus SATA X 6 Specification Super I/O ITE 8718...

  • Page 21: Usb Port

    USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 4 ports for rear I/O 4 ports for front daughter board 2 ports for 3.5’’...

  • Page 22: Power Management

    Power Management Devices Power Button Keyboard/Mouse Devices wake up from S3 should be less than Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled...

  • Page 24: Chapter 2 System Utilities

    Chapter 2 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.

  • Page 25: Product Information

    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” 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.
  • Page 26 The items in the main menu are explained below: Parameter Production Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advance Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Description This page shows the relevant information of the main...

  • Page 27: Product Information

    Parameter Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Product Information : Acer Aspire M3202 : R01-B4 : 02/26/2009 +/-/: Value F9: Optimized Defaults Description This item lists the product name This item lists the system serial number...

  • Page 28: Standard Cmos Setup

    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: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. Standard CMOS Features System Date System Time System Memory Base Memory Size: Extd Memory Size:...
  • Page 29 The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter System Date To set the date following weekday-month-date-year format System Time To set the time following the hour-minute-second format Base Memory 640KB for system base Size memory Extended The BIOS determines how Memory Size much extended memory is present during the POST.

  • Page 30: Advanced Setup

    Advanced Setup The following screen shows the Advanced Setup: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features Trusted Computing Removable Devices CD/DVD Devices Boot up Sector Virus Protection Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Bootup Num-Lock APIC support...
  • Page 31 The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter Trusted Computing Removable Devices CD/DVD Devices Quick Boot 1 st Boot Device 2 nd Boot Device 3 rd Boot Device 4 th Boot Device Boot up Num-Lock On APIC Support Interrupt 19 Capture Description Specifies the boot sequence from the...

  • Page 32: Advanced Chipset Setup

    Advanced Chipset Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Features Module Version :13.47 AGESA Version:3.3.2.2 Physical count:1 Logical count:3 AMD Athlon(tm)8450 Triple-Core Processer Revision:B3 Cache L1:384KB Cache L2:1356KB Cache L3:2MB Speed:2100MHZ, HT3 CLK: 1800MHZ Able to Change Fred. :Yes uCode Patch Level :0x1000095...

  • Page 33: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Onboard Device Setup Onboard I/O Setup : Move F1: General Help The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Parameter IDE Function Setup Onboard Device Setup Onboard I/O Setup Integrated Peripherals [Press Enter]...

  • Page 34: P O W E R M A N A G E M E N

    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: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 35 PCI/PnP Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PnP/PCI Configuration Palette Snooping IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 : Move ENTER: Select Item PnP/PCI Configuration [Disabled]...

  • Page 36: P C H E A L T H S T A T U

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status H/W Health Function CPU Smart Fan Sys Smart Fan CPU Temperature System Temperature NB Temperature CPU-Fan Speed Sys- Fan Speed CPU Core +1.1V +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V 5VSB : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter...

  • Page 37: F R E Q U E N C Y / V O L T A G E C O N T R O

    Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright(C) 1985-2008,American Megatrends, Inc. Frequency Control Item Help : Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 38: L O A D D E F A U L T S E T T I N G

    Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box that lets you install defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configuration : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:...

  • Page 39: B I O S S E C U R I T Y F E A T U R E

    BIOS Security Features Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Change Supervisor Password CMOS Setup Utility BIOS Security Features : Not installed : Not Installed [Press Enter] Install or Change the Password...

  • Page 40: S A V E & E X I T S E T U

    Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help...

  • Page 41: E X I T W I T H O U T S A V I N

    Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. Product Information Standard CMOS Features CMOS Advance BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup : Move Enter: Select F1: General Help...

  • Page 42: Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly And Replacement

    Chapter 3 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 size. During the disassembly process, group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components.

  • Page 43: G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O

    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. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system...

  • Page 44: D I S A S S E M B L Y P R O C E D U R

    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.
  • Page 45 Bengal Plus Aspire M3202 Standard Disassembly Process Bezel Process: 1. According to the requirement, paste ATI, OS, CPU, HDMI and marketing label by SKU.

  • Page 46: Remove Side Cover

    Remove side cover Process: 1. Put the Computer on the worktable lightly. 2. Release left/right side cover with 4 screws then remove left/right side cover.

  • Page 47: Remove Cpu Fan Pipe

    Process: 1. Release the CPU fan pipe. Process: 1. Release the slot cover tooless 2. Remove VGA ､ TV､ Modem Card,the following list is for your reference about the mutual location relation (Optional by SKU). Remove CPU fan pipe Remove Cards...

  • Page 49: Remove Hdd Data Cables

    Remove HDD Data Cables Process: 1. Remove master HDD data cable from M/B SATA1/SATA3(Optional by SKU). 2. Remove slave ODD data cable from M/B SATA2/SATA4(Optional by SKU) Remove master HDD cable Remove slave HDD cable...

  • Page 50: Remove Odd Data Cable

    Remove ODD DATA cable Process: 1. Remove master ODD data/power cable from Master ODD. Remove HDD power cable Process: 1. Remove master HDD data cable from master HDD. 2. Remove slave HDD data cable from slave HDD.

  • Page 51: Remove Cables

    Remove Cables Process: 1. Remove Power SW cable cable from M/B. 2. Remove FI/O USB cable from M/B. 3. Remove MCR USB cable from M/B. 4. Remove Card reader cable from M/B. 5. Remove audio cable from the “AUDIO＂ port on M/B.

  • Page 52: Remove Hdd

    Process: 1. Remove the screws and take out HDD bracket . 2. Remove two sides with 2 screws for each and then remove the master HDD and Slave HDD. 3. Remove Slave HDD from the second HDD location. (Optional by SKU) Master HDD location Slave HDD location Remove HDD...

  • Page 53: Remove Card Reader

    Remove card reader Process: 1. Remove card reader from chassis. Remove ODD Process: 1. Remove bezel of chassis. 2. Remove Master ODD from the location. 3. Remove slave ODD from the location. (Optional by SKU)
  • Page 54 Remove Cables Process: 1. Remove M/B power cable from M/B “ATX1”. 2. Remove 12 V power cable from M/B” JPW1” 3. Remove System Fan cable from M/B”SYS-F2”. M/B power cable...

  • Page 55: Remove System Fan

    Remove System FAN Process: 1. Release four screws according to the following picture. 2. Remove Sys Release four screws. FAN (Optional by SKU) Remove mother board Process: 1. Release 8 pcs screws form the corresponding hole. 2. Release screws according to the following picture in turn.

  • Page 56: Remove Cpu Cooler

    1. Remove the Mother board from chassis. Remove CPU cooler Process: 1. Remove cooler power cable from M/B “CPU-F”. 2. Open the handle.and clip.Remove Cooler from the Retention module.

  • Page 57: Remove Cpu

    Process: 1. Remove the first Memory from DIMM. 2. Remove the second Memory from DIMM2 (Optional by SKU). Process: 1. Remove CPU according following the pictures. Remove memory Remove CPU...
  • Page 58 Remove I/O shielding Process: 1. Remove I/O Shielding.

  • Page 59: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    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 Chapter 4...
  • Page 60 Chapter 5...
  • Page 62 ATX_POWER: ATX 24-pin Power Connector Signal Name +3.3 +3.3 PWR OK 5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V Signal Name +3.3V -12V PS_ON...

  • Page 65: Chapter 6 Fru (Field Replaceable Unit) List

    ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

  • Page 66: E X P L O D E D D I A G R A

    Exploded Diagram...
  • Page 67 Chapter 7...
  • Page 85 Aspire M3202 FRU List Category MAINBOARD Mainboard F780HDF ATI RS780 SB700 Marvell 8075 ATX w/i IO Bracket w/i 1394 LF onboard HDMI D-Sub CPU Cooler Fan Cooler K8_M2 AVC Z7UB008 AVC fan7015 Fan Cooler K8 M2 FXC PKP482 AMD Phenom II 925 2.8G 512KB x4 (95W) AMD Phenom II 910 2.6G 512KB x4 (95W)
  • Page 86 Radeon HD3450 256MB DDRII VGA/DVI/HDMI W/ATX BKT ROHS(Samsung Memory / Active thermal solution ) Radeon HD3650 512MB DDRII VGA/DVI/HDMI W/ATX BKT ROHS(Samsung memory) HD4350 DDRII 512MB SAMSUNG DVI VGA HDMI WITH ATX BRACKET PC PARTNER RADEON 288-4E109-000AC HD4650 1GB DDR 2 (128BITS) SAMSUNG DVI HDMI VGA W/LP PCB W/ATX BKT HD4650 DDRII 1GB SAMSUNG DVI VGA HDMI WITH ATX BRACKET...
  • Page 87 BKT 15Z Chip Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1110 Oxford2 67559,Ver B4B4 w/ATX BKT Hauppauge WinTV HVR 1200 PAL/DVB-T, PCI-E 1x Rev:H2E9 W/ATX Card Reader KEY 16 in One CR M1/M3 w/3.5", USB2.0 Realtek RTS-5181 w/mirco SD,M2 IOI 16 in One CR M1/M3 w/3.5", USB2.0 USBSET UT330-LK w/mirco SD,M2 Modem Lite-On PCI-E Modem Card D-1156E#/A10A,Low-profile...
  • Page 88 Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 104KS Black Arabic/English w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 104KS Black Thailand w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Spanish w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Portuguese w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Canadian French w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 107KS Black Brazilian...
  • Page 89 Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Slovenian w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Slovak w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 104KS Black Russian w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Hungarian w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 104KS Black Greek w/o eKey Keyboard CHICONY KB-0759 PS/2 Standard 105KS Black Danish...
  • Page 90 Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 105KS Black Canadian French w/o eKey Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 107KS Black Brazilian Portuguese w/o eKey Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 109KS Black Japanese w/o eKey Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 105KS Black German w/o eKey Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 105KS Black Italian w/o eKey Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 105KS Black French w/o eKey Keyboard LITE-ON SK-9625 USB Standard 105KS Black Swedish w/o eKey...

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