Acer M3600, M461, M5600, S461

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M3600/M5600 and AcerPower M461/S461

service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

Contents

Main Page Copyright Disclaimer Conventions Preface Page Page Page System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Processor Chipset Audio LAN IEEE 1394 USB BIOS I/O Connector Power Supply 4Chapter 1 Mainboard Placement Page 6Chapter 1 Block Diagram ALC888 ICH7DH Page Page Chapter 1 9 Aspire M3600/M5600 Rear Panel Page Chapter 1 11 AcerPower M461 Rear Panel No. Description No. Description System Peripherals Page Acer eRecovery Create backup Restore from backup Create factory default image CD Re-install bundled software without CD Change Password Acer disc-to-disc recovery Restore without a Recovery CD Multilingual operating system installation Hardware Specifications and Configurations Page Page Page Chapter 1 21 Power Management Power Management Function (ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode Global Standby Mode Suspend Mode ACPI System Utilities Chapter 2 About the Setup Utility The Standard Configuration Entering the Setup Utility mnlk ff BIOS Navigation Keys Using BIOS Product Information 26 Chapter 2 Standard CMOS Features Select Standard CMOS Features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system. mnlk mnlk Page 28 Chapter 2 Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features. x Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen. x mnlk Page Advanced Chipset Features f mnlk f mnlk Integrated Peripherals mnlk mnlk mnlk x x Power Management Setup f f f mnlk Page PnP/PCI Configurations mnlk PC Health Status mnlk Frequency Control f mnlk Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option Load Optimized Defaults Option Set Supervisor/User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit without Saving Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Page Jumper and Connector Information Page Jumper Setting Setting Jumper Checking Jumper Settings Connecting Components CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Connector SYS_FAN1: System Cooling Fan Connector 63 Chapter 5 Front Panel Header ATX1: ATX 24-pin Power Connector -5V ATX12V1: ATX 12V Power Connector SYS_FAN1: System Cooling Fan Connector Connecting the Optional Devices COM2: Onboard serial port header 65 Chapter 5 AUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header 1394A1: Onboard IEEE 1394a header (optional) SATA1~4: Serial ATA connectors R_USB/USB3~4: Front Panel USB headers SPDIF: SPDIF out header Rear I/O Panel Connectors Page FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 Page FRU List