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Acorn Computers
Repair, Maintenance, and Restoration Guides for Classic Acorn Hardware

The Acorn Computers section is under development. Many guides and schematics may still be missing. If you have expertise or documentation, please contribute!

Welcome to the Acorn Computers category! It collects repair guides and hosted service manuals for Acorn's computers, from the System 1 and the Atom through the Electron, the ARM-based Archimedes and the Risc PC. The BBC Micro has its own category, BBC Micro.

Most systems in the tables below have:

a maintenance guide
a troubleshooting guide
a capacitor replacement guide

Acorn System series

Model	Maintenance	Troubleshooting	Capacitor Guide	Documentation
Acorn System 1	Acorn System 1 Maintenance Guide	Acorn System 1 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn System 1 Capacitor Replacement Guide	Acorn System 1 Technical Manual
Acorn System 2	Acorn System 2 Maintenance Guide	Acorn System 2 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn System 2 Capacitor Replacement Guide	Acorn System 2 Technical Manual
Acorn System 3	Acorn System 3 Maintenance Guide	Acorn System 3 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn System 3 Capacitor Replacement Guide	Acorn System Catalogue
Acorn System 4	Acorn System 4 Maintenance Guide	Acorn System 4 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn System 4 Capacitor Replacement Guide	Acorn System 4 Brochure
Acorn System 5	Acorn System 5 Maintenance Guide	Acorn System 5 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn System 5 Capacitor Replacement Guide	Acorn System 5 Handbook

Acorn Atom and Electron

Model	Maintenance	Troubleshooting	Capacitor Guide
Acorn Atom	Acorn Atom General Maintenance	Acorn Atom Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Atom Capacitor Replacement Guide
Acorn Electron	Acorn Electron Maintenance Guide	Acorn Electron Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Electron Capacitor Replacement Guide

Archimedes, A3000 and A4000 series

Model	Maintenance	Troubleshooting	Capacitor Guide
Acorn Archimedes A3000	Acorn Archimedes A3000 Maintenance Guide	Acorn Archimedes A3000 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Archimedes A3000 Capacitor Guide
Acorn Archimedes A3010	Acorn Archimedes A3010 Maintenance Guide	Acorn Archimedes A3010 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Archimedes A3010 Capacitor Guide
Acorn Archimedes A3020	Acorn Archimedes A3020 Maintenance Guide	Acorn Archimedes A3020 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Archimedes A3020 Capacitor Guide
Acorn Archimedes A4000	Acorn Archimedes A4000 Maintenance Guide	Acorn Archimedes A4000 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Archimedes A4000 Capacitor Guide
Acorn Archimedes A5000	Acorn A5000 Maintenance Guide	Acorn A5000 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn A5000 Capacitor Guide

Risc PC

Model	Maintenance	Troubleshooting	Capacitor Guide
Acorn Risc PC 600	Acorn Risc PC 600 Maintenance Guide	Acorn Risc PC 600 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Risc PC 600 Capacitor Guide
Acorn Risc PC 700	Acorn Risc PC 700 Maintenance Guide	Acorn Risc PC 700 Troubleshooting Guide	Acorn Risc PC 700 Capacitor Guide

All Acorn machines

Tools and resources

Recommended Tools – tools for disassembly and soldering.
Capacitor Failure Symptoms – recognising and testing ageing capacitors.

Service manuals and schematics

All hosted Acorn documents are in Acorn Service Manuals.

Acorn System 1: Acorn System 1 Technical Manual, Acorn System 1 User Manual, Acorn System 1 Circuit Diagrams
Acorn System 2: Acorn System 2 Technical Manual (text transcription)
Acorn System 4: Acorn System 4 Brochure
Acorn System range: Acorn System Catalogue (sales catalogue), Acorn System 5 Handbook
Acorn Atom: Acorn Atom Technical Manual
Acorn Electron: Acorn Electron Service Manual
Archimedes 300 series: Archimedes 300 Series Service Manual, Archimedes 300 Series Service Manual Component Level Supplement
Archimedes 440: Archimedes 440 Service Manual
Archimedes 400/1 and R140: Acorn A400-1 and R140 Service Manual
Archimedes 500 and R200 series: Acorn Archimedes 500 Series and R200 Series Service Manual
Archimedes A3000: Acorn A3000 Service Manual, Acorn A3000 Technical Reference Manual
A3010, A3020 and A4000: Acorn A3010, A3020 and A4000 Service Manual, Acorn A3010, A3020 and A4000 Technical Reference Manual
Archimedes A5000: Acorn A5000 Service Manual, Acorn A5000 Circuit Diagrams
Risc PC: Acorn Risc PC Technical Reference Manual
Price lists: Acorn Archimedes Retail Price List 1987

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

A

Acorn Service Manuals (38 P, 57 F)

B

BBC Micro (2 C, 25 P, 39 F)

Pages in category "Acorn Computers"

The following 170 pages are in this category, out of 170 total.

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Media in category "Acorn Computers"

The following 200 files are in this category, out of 240 total.

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Acorn 32016 Second Processor brochure (APP31).pdf 0 × 0; 1.22 MB
Acorn 32016 Second Processor circuit board.jpg 587 × 480; 70 KB
Acorn 32016 Second Processor with cover removed.jpg 313 × 480; 31 KB
Acorn 32016 Second Processor.jpg 400 × 480; 10 KB
Acorn 6502 Second Processor circuit board.jpg 640 × 414; 60 KB
Acorn 6502 Second Processor User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 444 KB
Acorn 6502 Second Processor with cover removed.jpg 344 × 480; 27 KB
Acorn 6502 Second Processor.jpg 392 × 480; 12 KB
Acorn 65C102 Co-Processor User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 1.57 MB
Acorn A4 battery pack.jpg 524 × 480; 25 KB
Acorn A4 main board (component side).jpg 2,200 × 742; 276 KB
Acorn A4 main board through the expansion bay.jpg 640 × 385; 37 KB
Acorn A4 Portable Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 5.74 MB
Acorn A4 power adaptor.jpg 640 × 342; 23 KB
Acorn A4 Welcome Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 1.76 MB
Acorn A4 with keyboard removed.jpg 640 × 447; 43 KB
Acorn A4.png 600 × 500; 210 KB
Acorn A5000 circuit diagram (1 of 4).png 3,200 × 2,260; 1.06 MB
Acorn A5000 circuit diagram (2 of 4).png 3,200 × 2,260; 1.22 MB
Acorn A5000 circuit diagram (3 of 4).png 3,200 × 2,260; 869 KB
Acorn A5000 circuit diagram (4 of 4).png 3,200 × 2,260; 528 KB
Acorn A5000 main PCB assembly drawing (2 MB).pdf 0 × 0; 357 KB
Acorn A5000 motherboard.jpg 405 × 480; 51 KB
Acorn A540 and R200 series front view (Installation Guide drawing).png 992 × 496; 44 KB
Acorn A540, R260 and R225 Installation Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 6.45 MB
Acorn A680 main board.jpg 640 × 449; 68 KB
Acorn A680 with cover removed.jpg 640 × 429; 46 KB
Acorn A680.jpg 329 × 480; 18 KB
Acorn A7000 datasheet (ART DS002).pdf 0 × 0; 412 KB
Acorn A7000 main board.jpg 1,920 × 1,443; 877 KB
Acorn A7000 with cover removed.jpg 627 × 480; 54 KB
Acorn A7000+ brochure (AGP24.79.04).pdf 0 × 0; 1.67 MB
Acorn A7000+ main board.jpg 591 × 480; 80 KB
Acorn A7000+.jpg 1,920 × 1,440; 452 KB
Acorn A7000.jpg 515 × 480; 32 KB
Acorn ABC 110 main board.jpg 640 × 480; 69 KB
Acorn ABC 110 opened.jpg 637 × 480; 54 KB
Acorn ABC 110.jpg 396 × 480; 23 KB
Acorn ABC 310 (Personal Computer World, April 1985).jpg 1,048 × 1,150; 280 KB
Acorn ABC 310 rear panel (Personal Computer World, April 1985).jpg 1,064 × 438; 87 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3000 circuit diagram (1 of 2).png 2,667 × 3,200; 1.18 MB
Acorn Archimedes A3000 circuit diagram (2 of 2).png 2,663 × 3,200; 959 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3000 main PCB with battery corrosion.jpg 960 × 720; 303 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3000 motherboard.jpg 640 × 435; 78 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3000.jpg 960 × 640; 103 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3010 circuit diagram (1 of 3).png 6,623 × 4,678; 2.09 MB
Acorn Archimedes A3010 circuit diagram (2 of 3).png 6,623 × 4,678; 1.62 MB
Acorn Archimedes A3010 circuit diagram (3 of 3).png 6,623 × 4,678; 629 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3010 motherboard.jpg 640 × 308; 47 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3010.jpg 476 × 480; 26 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3020 circuit diagram (1 of 3).png 6,623 × 4,678; 1.94 MB
Acorn Archimedes A3020 circuit diagram (2 of 3).png 6,623 × 4,678; 1.5 MB
Acorn Archimedes A3020 circuit diagram (3 of 3).png 6,623 × 4,678; 948 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3020 motherboard.jpg 640 × 337; 63 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3020 PCB assembly.png 6,623 × 4,678; 1,015 KB
Acorn Archimedes A3020.jpg 609 × 480; 37 KB
Acorn Archimedes A305.jpg 1,029 × 784; 102 KB
Acorn Archimedes A4000 circuit diagram (1 of 3).png 3,200 × 2,260; 1.24 MB
Acorn Archimedes A4000 circuit diagram (2 of 3).png 3,200 × 2,260; 698 KB
Acorn Archimedes A4000 circuit diagram (3 of 3).png 3,200 × 2,260; 586 KB
Acorn Archimedes A4000 motherboard.jpg 640 × 427; 64 KB
Acorn Archimedes A4000 with monitor.jpg 510 × 480; 36 KB
Acorn Archimedes A4000.jpg 350 × 327; 26 KB
Acorn Archimedes A410-1 main board.jpg 1,251 × 1,452; 347 KB
Acorn Archimedes A410.jpg 600 × 400; 79 KB
Acorn Archimedes A420-1 with cover removed.jpg 511 × 480; 51 KB
Acorn Archimedes A420.jpg 400 × 300; 24 KB
Acorn Archimedes A440-1 with front removed.jpg 640 × 425; 38 KB
Acorn Archimedes A440.jpg 1,000 × 954; 133 KB
Acorn Archimedes A500 keyboard and mouse.jpg 640 × 329; 30 KB
Acorn Archimedes A500 main board.jpg 330 × 480; 50 KB
Acorn Archimedes A500 with top cover removed.jpg 459 × 480; 42 KB
Acorn Archimedes A500.jpg 640 × 428; 36 KB
Acorn Archimedes A5000.jpg 960 × 1,280; 263 KB
Acorn Archimedes A540 motherboard.jpg 549 × 480; 55 KB
Acorn Archimedes A540 running RISC OS 3.jpg 531 × 480; 43 KB
Acorn Archimedes A540.jpg 1,066 × 1,200; 141 KB
Acorn ARM Evaluation System ARM1 board.jpg 1,920 × 1,276; 682 KB
Acorn ARM Evaluation System with cover removed.jpg 650 × 390; 77 KB
Acorn ARM Evaluation System.jpg 500 × 500; 26 KB
Acorn ARM7500 leaflet (APP868).pdf 0 × 0; 1.14 MB
Acorn Atom circuit diagram.png 3,200 × 2,263; 1.19 MB
Acorn Atom motherboard layout.jpg 1,132 × 448; 62 KB
Acorn Atom motherboard.jpg 640 × 366; 50 KB
Acorn Atom.jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 181 KB
Acorn BBC Master 128 main board.jpg 555 × 480; 71 KB
Acorn BBC Master 128 rear panel.jpg 640 × 115; 12 KB
Acorn BBC Master 128 underside.jpg 640 × 442; 44 KB
Acorn BBC Master 128 with top cover removed.jpg 640 × 475; 63 KB
Acorn BBC Master 128.jpg 640 × 453; 34 KB
Acorn BBC Master 512 with top cover removed.jpg 640 × 456; 81 KB
Acorn BBC Master 512.jpg 476 × 480; 35 KB
Acorn BBC Master AIV Domesday System.jpg 1,920 × 1,280; 312 KB
Acorn BBC Master AIV with top cover removed.jpg 640 × 463; 76 KB
Acorn BBC Master AIV.jpg 640 × 454; 40 KB
Acorn BBC Master Compact disc unit opened.jpg 509 × 480; 45 KB
Acorn BBC Master Compact main board.jpg 640 × 315; 48 KB
Acorn BBC Master Compact rear panel.jpg 640 × 146; 17 KB
Acorn BBC Master Compact.jpg 444 × 480; 28 KB
Acorn BBC Master ET main board.jpg 591 × 480; 73 KB
Acorn BBC Master ET underside.jpg 640 × 357; 37 KB
Acorn BBC Master ET.jpg 640 × 403; 31 KB
Acorn BBC Master Turbo with lid removed.jpg 640 × 458; 80 KB
Acorn BBC Master Turbo.jpg 566 × 480; 38 KB
Acorn Business Computer (brochure photograph).jpg 1,067 × 1,015; 178 KB
Acorn Business Computer brochure (APP01).pdf 0 × 0; 2.1 MB
Acorn Cambridge Co-Processor User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 370 KB
Acorn Cambridge Workstation 32016 processor board.jpg 640 × 446; 71 KB
Acorn Cambridge Workstation front view.jpg 698 × 884; 116 KB
Acorn Cambridge Workstation opened (ACW 443 Service Manual figure 2.3.2c).png 1,074 × 666; 21 KB
Acorn Cambridge Workstation rear panel.jpg 640 × 303; 25 KB
Acorn Cambridge Workstation.jpg 1,920 × 1,440; 411 KB
Acorn Communicator main board.jpg 1,783 × 921; 344 KB
Acorn Communicator rear panel.jpg 640 × 212; 19 KB
Acorn Communicator User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 4.58 MB
Acorn Communicator.jpg 1,795 × 939; 134 KB
Acorn Computers Logo.png 1,200 × 388; 47 KB
Acorn Corporate NC (brochure photograph).jpg 600 × 614; 98 KB
Acorn Corporate NC data sheet (ACG5.79.01).pdf 0 × 0; 857 KB
Acorn Corporate NC rear panel (brochure diagram).jpg 1,622 × 543; 163 KB
Acorn Econet Level II, III and FileStore Error Codes.pdf 0 × 0; 268 KB
Acorn Econet X25 Gateway BBC B Plus card.jpg 640 × 465; 81 KB
Acorn Econet X25 Gateway BBC B Plus Motherboard.jpg 1,661 × 1,171; 492 KB
Acorn Electron circuit diagram.png 3,200 × 2,263; 951 KB
Acorn Electron motherboard.jpg 593 × 480; 44 KB
Acorn Electron Plus 1 circuit board.jpg 1,830 × 632; 175 KB
Acorn Electron Plus 1 User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 349 KB
Acorn Electron Plus 3 opened.jpg 1,659 × 714; 126 KB
Acorn Electron Plus 3 User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 1.62 MB
Acorn Electron Plus 3.jpg 640 × 291; 13 KB
Acorn Electron with Plus 1.jpg 2,000 × 2,000; 229 KB
Acorn Electron.jpg 1,280 × 960; 111 KB
Acorn FileStore brochure (APP150).pdf 0 × 0; 1.75 MB
Acorn FileStore E01 circuit board.jpg 612 × 480; 47 KB
Acorn FileStore E01 with cover removed.jpg 543 × 480; 35 KB
Acorn FileStore E01.jpg 640 × 192; 20 KB
Acorn FileStore E01S and E40S stacked.jpg 640 × 374; 39 KB
Acorn FileStore E01S circuit board.jpg 1,795 × 1,461; 421 KB
Acorn FileStore E01S rear panel.jpg 640 × 173; 19 KB
Acorn FileStore E40S with top cover removed.jpg 640 × 476; 29 KB
Acorn FileStore Service Manual.pdf 0 × 0; 5.88 MB
Acorn Home NC data sheet (AGP24.79.04).pdf 0 × 0; 857 KB
Acorn J233 StrongARM Risc PC (brochure photograph).jpg 788 × 817; 283 KB
Acorn J233 StrongARM Risc PC brochure (AGP24.79.50).pdf 0 × 0; 1.79 MB
Acorn NetStation factsheet (The Clan).pdf 0 × 0; 610 KB
Acorn NetStation with cover removed.jpg 592 × 480; 58 KB
Acorn NetStation.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 116 KB
Acorn Network Computer User Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 112 KB
Acorn NewsPAD (Acorn publicity photograph).jpg 946 × 752; 86 KB
Acorn Online Media STB1 rear panel.jpg 640 × 216; 18 KB
Acorn Online Media STB1 with cover removed.jpg 640 × 441; 53 KB
Acorn Online Media STB1.jpg 640 × 258; 12 KB
Acorn Online Media STB20 with cover removed.jpg 640 × 408; 53 KB
Acorn Online Media STB20.jpg 640 × 198; 8 KB
Acorn Online Media STB20M main board.jpg 640 × 407; 60 KB
Acorn Phoebe 2100 (Acorn publicity photograph).jpg 626 × 480; 29 KB
Acorn Phoebe 2100 case.jpg 1,467 × 2,200; 449 KB
Acorn Phoebe 2100 press release (16 May 1998).pdf 0 × 0; 55 KB
Acorn Phoebe 2100 specification (16 May 1998).pdf 0 × 0; 69 KB
Acorn Phoebe 2100.jpg 1,920 × 1,440; 516 KB
Acorn Pocket Book A-Link 2 Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 610 KB
Acorn Pocket Book brochure (APP475).pdf 0 × 0; 1.27 MB
Acorn Pocket Book closed.jpg 640 × 317; 18 KB
Acorn Pocket Book II brochure (APP744).pdf 0 × 0; 3.33 MB
Acorn Pocket Book II closed.jpg 640 × 339; 22 KB
Acorn Pocket Book II underside with SSD covers open.jpg 640 × 240; 16 KB
Acorn Pocket Book II.jpg 598 × 480; 38 KB
Acorn Pocket Book open and closed.jpg 1,920 × 1,440; 981 KB
Acorn Pocket Book.jpg 572 × 480; 41 KB
Acorn R140 Computer Systems price list (APP221).pdf 0 × 0; 1.62 MB
Acorn R140 main board.jpg 375 × 448; 49 KB
Acorn R140 Operations Guide.pdf 0 × 0; 7.21 MB
Acorn R140 with top cover removed.jpg 538 × 480; 46 KB
Acorn R140 Workstation leaflet (APP214).pdf 0 × 0; 996 KB
Acorn R140.jpg 549 × 480; 31 KB
Acorn R260 leaflet (APP480).pdf 0 × 0; 3.33 MB
Acorn R260 processor and memory cards.jpg 640 × 340; 38 KB
Acorn R260 with top cover removed.jpg 603 × 480; 28 KB
Acorn R260.jpg 586 × 480; 30 KB
Acorn Risc PC 600 (photo).jpg 1,400 × 777; 85 KB
Acorn Risc PC 600 motherboard.jpg 489 × 480; 50 KB
Acorn Risc PC 700 front.jpg 640 × 206; 14 KB
Acorn Risc PC 700 motherboard.jpg 640 × 393; 61 KB
Acorn Risc PC.jpg 473 × 640; 43 KB
Acorn Risc Technologies Stork datasheet (DS009).pdf 0 × 0; 401 KB
Acorn Set Top Box 22 (Acorn publicity photograph).jpg 1,000 × 629; 66 KB
Acorn Stork (Acorn publicity photograph).jpg 768 × 730; 60 KB
Acorn Stork closed.jpg 640 × 380; 13 KB
Acorn Stork underside with cover removed.jpg 640 × 468; 39 KB
Acorn Stork.jpg 405 × 480; 19 KB
Acorn StrongARM Card and RISC OS 3.7 Upgrade Instructions.pdf 0 × 0; 573 KB
Acorn StrongARM Risc PC brochure (ART).pdf 0 × 0; 2.42 MB
Acorn StrongARM Risc PC main board.jpg 640 × 418; 65 KB
Acorn StrongARM Risc PC with top cover removed.jpg 490 × 480; 36 KB
Acorn StrongARM Risc PC.jpg 430 × 480; 25 KB
Acorn System 1 circuit diagram (1 of 3).png 3,000 × 2,123; 316 KB
Acorn System 1 circuit diagram (2 of 3).png 2,123 × 3,000; 327 KB
Acorn System 1 circuit diagram (3 of 3).png 2,123 × 3,000; 377 KB
Acorn System 1 CPU board.jpg 640 × 254; 28 KB
Acorn System 1.jpg 640 × 384; 30 KB