Acer AC100 User Manual

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Table of Contents
System components 1
System parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Hardware specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Software specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
System specifications 5
Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mechanical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
System appearance 7
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front inner view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Internal components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mainboard 15
Mainboard connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System Jumpers and Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hardware removal and installation 17
Disassembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Pre-disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Removing the Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Removing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Removing the Backplane Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Removing the HDD Access LED cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Removing the Mainboard Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Removing the Heatsink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Removing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Removing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Removing the Expansion Slot Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Removing the Front I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Removing the Power Button Cable Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Replacing the Power Button Cable Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installing the Front I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Reinstalling the Expansion Slot Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Replacing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Replacing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Installing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Reinstalling the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reinstalling the Heatsink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Reinstalling the Mainboard Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Reinstalling the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Acer AC100 Specifications

General

Tcase	69.1 °C
Bus type	DMI
FSB Parity	No
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i3-2120
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor series	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Sandy Bridge
Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C206
Processor frequency	3.3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 W
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	33
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	21 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	32 GB
HDD size	3.5 \
HDD speed	7200 RPM
RAID levels	0, 1, 5
HDD interface	Serial ATA II
Total storage capacity	2000 GB
Maximum storage capacity	- TB
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Graphics card	HD Graphics 2000
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
PS/2 ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Power supply	200 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	-
Cables included	AC
Compatible operating systems	Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Certification	FCC B, CE, CB, UL
Chassis type	Tower
Processor ARK ID	53426
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
On-board graphics card ID	0x102
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz

Weight and Dimensions

Width	- mm