What (e.g., Gateway DX4870, Aspire T3-900) is printed on your PC's exterior sticker?
1x PCI Express x16 (3.0 with Ivy Bridge CPUs, 2.0 with Sandy Bridge). 3x PCI Express x1 (2.0). : 2x SATA III (6Gb/s) connectors. 4x SATA II (3Gb/s) connectors. Rear I/O Ports : 1x HDMI, 1x VGA. 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0. 1x RJ45 LAN (Intel Gigabit 10/100/1000Mb/s). PS/2 Mouse (green) and Keyboard (purple). 3x Audio Jacks (Headphone/Microphone/Line-in). Front Panel Header Pinout (Manual Reference)
The LGA 1155 socket natively handles Intel's 32nm Sandy Bridge and 22nm Ivy Bridge architectures: i7-3770, i7-2600 Intel Core i5: i5-3470, i5-3330, i5-2400 Intel Core i3: i3-3220, i3-2100 acer ipimbar rev 102a manual top
Ideal for Wi-Fi expansion cards, sound cards, or modern PCIe-to-M.2 NVMe storage adapters.
If you require original driver files or specific microcode updates, enter your system's serial number or SNID directly on the Official Acer Support Center to look up remaining archive links. What (e
: Located near the top right of the processor socket. Supports PWM speed control.
If you are updating to a newer processor, you may need to update the BIOS. This is done through the Acer firmware update utility within Windows. : 2x SATA III (6Gb/s) connectors
This motherboard strikes a balance between older legacy support (PS/2, VGA) and modern standards (USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, HDMI), making it a versatile, if dated, platform.