| Category | Specification | | :--- | :--- | | | Micro-ATX (µATX) | | CPU Socket | LGA 1155 | | Compatible CPUs | Supports 2nd Gen (Sandy Bridge) & 3rd Gen (Ivy Bridge) Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium, Celeron. Max TDP: 95W | | Chipset | Intel B75 Express | | Memory | 4 x DDR3 DIMM (240-pin), Dual-Channel, up to 1333 MT/s (Sandy Bridge) or 1600 MT/s (Ivy Bridge), Max 16GB or 32GB capacity | | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics (depends on CPU), outputs via VGA and HDMI ports | | Expansion Slots | • 1 x PCIe x16 (v3.0 for Ivy Bridge CPUs; v2.0 for Sandy Bridge) • 3 x PCIe x1 (v2.0) | | Storage | • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s (SATA II) | | Audio | Realtek High Definition Audio | | LAN | Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mb/s) | | Rear I/O Ports | • 2 x PS/2 (Keyboard/Mouse) • 4 x USB 2.0 • 2 x USB 3.0 • 1 x RJ-45 LAN • 1 x VGA • 1 x HDMI • Audio jacks | | Internal Connectors | • 24-pin ATX Power • 4-pin ATX 12V Power • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers • 1 x Front Audio Header • 1 x Front Panel Header • 1 x Clear CMOS Jumper |
Acer usually provides system-level manuals rather than individual motherboard manuals. You can download the general user guide for the host system (e.g., Aspire ME600) via the Acer Support Website .
Connect the hard drive activity LED wire here. Pin 1 is Positive (+), Pin 3 is Negative (-). Acer Ipimb-ar Rev 1.02a Manual
This board generally supports UEFI, which is necessary for booting from drives larger than 2TB and running Windows 11 (though the CPU might not be officially supported by Microsoft).
Hard Drive LED Power Switch [ + ] [ - ] [ PWR ] [ GND ] | | | | (Pin 1) (Pin 3) (Pin 5) (Pin 7) [ Empty ] (Pin 9) • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • (Pin 2) (Pin 4) (Pin 6) (Pin 8) (Pin 10) (Pin 12) | | | | | | [ + ] [ - ] [ Reset ] [ GND ] [ NC ] [ Key ] Power LED Reset Switch Use code with caution. Pin Assignment Table: | Category | Specification | | :--- |
: If you just need the front-panel pinout (power switch, LED, audio, USB), I can help decode it from the board’s silk screen – just reply with a clear photo of the corner near the front-panel header.
He plugged his rig into the hardline. The world around him dissolved into the flow of data. He navigated past the firewalls of the corporate servers, descending deeper into the digital abyss. He was looking for a ghost—a fragment of text deemed obsolete by the Great Consolidation. Connect the hard drive activity LED wire here
1x 4-pin CPU Fan, 1x 3-pin System Fan, 1x Front Audio, 2x USB 2.0 headers, and a dedicated Front Panel header . BIOS and Utilities
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots; Supports up to 16GB or 32GB (configuration dependent) 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot, 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots Storage Interfaces
The Acer IPIMB-AR uses an , not the more common AMI or Award. The manual provides minimal detail here, but advanced users need to know: