💡 If you need the official drivers, search the Acer Support Website for the Aspire TC-605 rather than searching for "MS-7869." To help you further with this board, let me know: Are you trying to move it to a new case ? Are you experiencing a "No Post" or "Beep Code" error?
Based on user reports, here are common issues you may encounter with the MS-7869:
Factory Acer towers usually feature a 220W–300W power supply. Upgrading to a graphics card like a GTX 1650 or RTX 3050 requires swapping the power supply to a standard ATX unit (450W+).
Disclaimer: Information is gathered based on available documentation for the MS-7869 Ver 1.0 as of late 2021, referencing Acer Community and The Retro Web.
In the corner of a dusty workshop in 2021, Elias found it: the MS-7869, Version 1.0. It was a "SharkBay" motherboard, a piece of 2013 history pulled from a discarded Acer TC-605. To the world, it was e-waste; to Elias, it was a puzzle. He spent hours on the Acer Community forums
You are looking for a "2021" manual because you want the latest documentation. However, MSI stopped producing new documentation for this board by 2016.
If you can’t find the exact manual:
The motherboard has two DDR3 memory slots. Press down on the clips at either end of the slot, align the notch on the RAM stick with the key in the slot, and press firmly until the clips lock into place.
| Pin | Signal | Function | Pin | Signal | Function | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | HD_LED + | HDD LED Positive | 2 | PWR_LED + | Power LED Positive | | 3 | HD_LED - | HDD LED Negative | 4 | PWR_LED - | Power LED Negative | | 5 | RESET_SW | Reset Switch | 6 | PWR_SW | Power Switch | | 7 | RESET_SW_GND | Reset Ground | 8 | PWR_SW_GND | Power Ground | | 9 | | No connection | 10 | KEY | No pin (Blank) |