Acer Ipimb-ar Rev 1.02a Manual

The board officially supports processors up to . Notable compatible CPUs include: Core i7: 3770(K), 2700, 2600(K). Core i5: 3570(K), 3450, 3330, 2500, 2400, 2300. Core i3: 3240, 3225, 3220. Pentium/Celeron: Most Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge variants. Storage & Expansion

If you are looking for or help with BIOS updates : Acer Ipimb-ar Rev 1.02a Manual

The "Rev 1.02a" suffix indicates a specific PCB revision. While Acer rarely releases different manuals per revision, this one is distinct because it addressed: The board officially supports processors up to

Since official manuals can be hard to track down, this post serves as a consolidated technical reference for specs, pinouts, and support. Core Specifications Intel B75 Express. Core i3: 3240, 3225, 3220

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

| Connector | Label on Board | Function | Notes | |-----------|----------------|-----------|-------| | | CPU_FAN1 | 4-pin PWM fan header | Smart fan control supported | | SYS_FAN | SYS_FAN1 | 3-pin chassis fan | No PWM | | ATX Power | ATX1 | 24-pin main power | PSU must provide at least 300W | | CPU Power | ATX12V1 | 4-pin 12V | Mandatory for Core 2 Quad | | RAM Slots | DIMM1 / DIMM2 | DDR2 | Max 4GB (2x2GB) | | PCIe x16 | PCIE1 | Graphics card slot | Supports PCIe 1.1 | | PCIe x1 | PCIE2 / PCIE3 | Expansion cards | Full height | | PCI | PCI1 / PCI2 | Legacy devices | 32-bit, 5V | | Front Panel | FP1 | Power SW, HDD LED, Reset | Standard Intel pinout | | USB Header | USB1 / USB2 | 2x5 pin | Provides 2x USB 2.0 ports each | | Audio Header | F_AUDIO | HD Audio or AC97 | Check BIOS setting | | COM Port | COM1 | Serial | Optional for POS/old printers | | LPT Port | LPT1 | Parallel | Legacy printer port |

1x HDMI, 1x VGA, 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, 1x RJ45 Gigabit LAN, 3x Audio jacks, and legacy PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard.