This motherboard is commonly found in older Acer desktops like the Aspire M3800, M5800, AM5620, and eMachines ET1160 series.
A 4-pin Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan connector located near the CPU socket to deliver dynamic thermal management based on core telemetry.
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header and 1 x 3-pin System/Rear Fan header.
1 × PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.0 when used with Ivy Bridge CPUs) 2 × PCI Express x1 1 × Mini PCI Express / mSATA slot acer ipimbar rev 102a manual top
Acer IPIMB-AR (Rev 1.02a) Motherboard: Specifications and User Guide
Best utilized for secondary mechanical hard drives, optical drives, or slower media storage.
Supports Intel Socket LGA 1155 for 3rd Generation (Ivy Bridge) and 2nd Generation (Sandy Bridge) Core i7, i5, and i3 processors. Chipset: Intel B75 Express. This motherboard is commonly found in older Acer
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Available via the Acer Drivers and Manuals page. Be sure to match your specific system model (e.g., Predator G3620) .
If youI can provide the exact steps to help you complete your upgrade. Share public link 1 × PCI Express x16 (Gen 3
Specifically, the manual clarifies the limitations and capabilities of the hardware. It identifies the board as an LGA 1155 socket platform, compatible with Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors (2nd and 3rd generation). It details the memory architecture, usually specifying support for DDR3 memory up to a certain capacity (often 8GB or 16GB depending on the specific BIOS revision). Without these specifications written down, a user risks purchasing incompatible hardware—a costly and frustrating mistake.
Integrated Intel HD Graphics (requires CPU with integrated graphics) Audio: Realtek ALC662 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Ethernet: Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots supporting Dual Channel DDR3 1333 MHz (Non-ECC, un-buffered) with a maximum capacity of 16GB . Expansion Slots:
Pins 1 (+) and 3 (-) (Bottom row, left side)