Acer ASPIRE Service Manual

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Chapter 1. Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Notebook Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Specifications Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Chapter 2. System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Navigating the Bios Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Boot Sequence SOP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

BIOS Flash Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Miscellaneous Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Using DMITools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

HDD/BIOS Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Unlocking the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Clearing the Password Check and BIOS Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Crisis Utility SOP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Creating a USB Flash Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Using the Crisis Utility Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Chapter 3. Service and Maintenance

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Maintenance Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Battery Pack Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Battery Pack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Dummy Card Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Dummy Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Base Door Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Base Door Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

ODD Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

ODD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

DIMM Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

DIMM Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

HDD Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

HDD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

HDD Carrier Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

HDD Carrier Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

WLAN Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

WLAN Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Keyboard Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

Keyboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

Upper Case Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

Upper Case Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

RTC Battery Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

RTC Battery Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

Mainboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

Mainboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

Fan Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50

Fan Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

Thermal Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Thermal Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55

CPU Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

CPU Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

Speaker Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59

Speaker Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

USB Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65

USB Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

Power Board Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

Power Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71

Touchpad FFC Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73

Touchpad FFC Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74

LCD Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75

LCD Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78

DC-In Cable Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82

DC-In Cable Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-83

LCD Bezel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-84

LCD Bezel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-86

CCD Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89

CCD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-90

LCD Panel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-91

LCD Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-95

LCD Panel Bracket Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-99

LCD Panel Bracket Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-100

WLAN Antenna Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101

WLAN Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103

Microphone Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105

Microphone Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Power On Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

No Display Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

LCD Picture Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Internal Keyboard Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Touchpad Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Internal Speaker Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Internal Microphone Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

USB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Wireless Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Bluetooth Function Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

4-in-1 Card Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Unit Thermal Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Cosmetic Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Other Functions Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

BIOS Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Chapter 5. Jumper and Connector Locations

Mainboard Top View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Mainboard Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

USB Board View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Power Board View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Chapter 6. FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Main Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Lower Case Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Upper Case Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Chapter 7. Test Compatible Components

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Aspire XXXX ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Chapter 8. Online Support Information

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

Service guide files and updates are available on the Acer/CSD website. The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

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Disclaimer

The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with

respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitn ess for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

WARNING:

Indicates a potential for personal injury.

CAUTION:

Indicates a potential loss of data or damage to equipment.

IMPORTANT:

Indicates information that is important to know for the proper completion of a procedure, choice of an option, or completing a task.

NOTE:

Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the curr ent topic.

The following typographical conventions are used in this document:

• Book titles, directory names, file names, path names, and program/process names are shown in italics.

Example:

the DRS5 User's Guide /usr/local/bin/fd the /TPH15spool_M program

• Computer output (text that represents information displayed on a computer screen, such as menus, prompts, responses to input, and error messages) are shown in constant width.

Example:

[01] The server has been stopped

• User input (text that represents information entered by a computer user, such as command names, option letters, and words) are shown in constant width bold. Variables cont ained within user input are shown in square brackets ([ ]).

Example:

At the prompt, type run [file name] -m

• Keyboard keys are shown in bold italics.

Example:

After entering data, press Enter.

• Screen output (text that represents information displayed on the system, such as menus, prompts, responses to input, and error message s ) ar e shown in bold .

Example:

On the main menu, select OK.

General Information

This Service Guide provides all technical information relating to the basic configuration for Acer's global product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office may have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capabilities). These localized features are not covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

When ordering FRU parts:

Check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it may not be noted in this printed service guide.

For Acer-authorized service providers:

Your Acer office may have a different part number code than those given in the FRU list of this printed service guide. The list provided by your regional Acer office must be used to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

CHAPTER 1

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Notebook Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Specifications Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Features

The following is a summary of the computer’s many features:

Operating System

• Genuine Windows

• Support to Genuine Windows

Platform

• Intel

• Mobile Intel

Core™ i7 Quad Core processor (6 or 8 MB L3 cache, Turbo Bo ost Technology

2.0, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel

Core™ i5, i3 Dual Core processor (3 or 4 MB L3 cache, Turbo Boost Technology

2.0, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel

System Memory

• DDR3 Dual Channel Support / 2 SO-DIMM slot

• Maximum: 8 GB (4 GB + 4GB)

Display

• 15.6” HD 1366 x 768 resolution

7 Home Premium (64-bit)

7 Home Basic (64-bit)

HM77/HM70 Express Chipset

64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache

• LED-backlit TFT LCD

• Mercury-free, environment-friendly

• 16:9 aspect ratio

Graphics

• 16.7 million colors

• External resolution / refresh rates:

• VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz

• HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

• MPEG-2/DVD decoding

• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding

• DIVX

• HDMI

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-2

(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital

Content Protection) support

UMA

• Intel

Discrete

HD Graphics 3000/4000 with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting

Microsoft

• NVIDIA

5.0, Microsoft

2.0/3.0, HDMI 1.4a (supporting standard stereo modes for 720p and 1080p), and PureVideo

Privacy Control

• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

• Kensington lock slot

Hard Drive

• 2.5” Hard Disk Drive

 SATA interface support  250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger

DirectX® 10.1

GT620M with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Shader Model

DirectX® 11.0, OpenGL® 4.1 or later, PhysX™, CUDA™, PCI Express

HD with support for 3D BluRay.

Audio Subsystem

• High-definition audio support

• Two built-in stereo speakers

• MS-Sound compatible

• Built-in microphone

Camera

• 1.3 M high-definition Camera

Connectivity

WLAN

• IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

LAN

• Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

I/O Ports

• Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:

 Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMedia Card™ (MMC), Memory Stick PRO™ (M S

PRO), xD-Picture Card

• Three USB 2.0 ports

• HDMI

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port with HDCP support

• External display (VGA) port

• 3.5 mm headset/speaker jack

• Microphone-in jack

• Ethernet (RJ-45) port

• DC-in jack for AC adapter

Special Keys and Controls

Keyboard

• 103/104/107-key Fine Tip keyboard

• International language support

• Independent standard numeric keypad, pgdn/pgup/home/end keys

Touchpad

• Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

Dimensions and Weight

Dimension

• 381.6 (W) x 253 (D) x 33.2 (D) mm (15 x 9.96 x 1.30 inches)

Weight

• 2.6 kg (5.74 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Power Adapter and Battery

Battery

• 48W 4400mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack

• Battery life: 5.2 hours

• ENERGY STAR

Power Adapter

• 65 W / 90 W AC adapter

• Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

Environment

Temperature

• Operating: 5º C to 35º C

• Non-operating: -20ºC to 65ºC

Humidity (non-condensing)

• Operating: 10% to 90%

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-4

• Non-operating: 5% to 95%

Optional Accessories

• 65 W / 90 W AC adapter

• 8-cell Li-ion battery pack

• HDD pack

• CD-ROM Module

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Notebook Tour

Top View

Figure 1:1. Top View

# Icon Item Description

1 Power Button

2 Touchpad

3 Keyboard Use to enter data into the computer. 4 Speaker Emits audio sound.

4 Display Screen

5 Microphone

6 Webcam Web camera used for video communications.

Press to turn the computer on or off. The indicator lights blue when the power is on.

Touch-sensitive pointing device that functions like a computer mouse.

Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD) screen, displays computer output.

Receives audio input for sound recording or voice chatting.

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Front View

MULTIMEDIACARD

Figure 1:2. Closed Front View

# Icon Item Description

Insert a memory card such as Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia Card (MMC), Memory Stick

Multi-in-1 Card Reader

PRO (MS PRO), and xD-Picture Card (xD) for external storage.

NOTE:

Only one card can be inserted at a time.

Indicates the computer power status:

Power Indicator

• Off: System is off.

• Blue: System is on.

• Amber (flashing): S3 state Indicates the computer battery status:

Battery Indicator

• Amber (flashing): Battery low.

• Amber: Battery is charging.

• Blue: Battery is fully charged.

HDD Indicator Indicates hard disk drive or card reader access.

Wireless Connectivity Indicator

Indicates the computer wireless connectivity status:

• Off: Not connected to any wireless device.

• Amber: A wireless device is active.

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Left View

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Figure 1:3. Left View

# Icon Item Description

1 DC-In Jack Connects to an AC adapter.

3Air Vents

4 VGA Port Connects to a VGA cable for external video output. 5 HDMI Port Supports high-definition digital video co nnections. 6 USB 2.0 Port Connects to USB 2.0 devices.

7 Microphone Jack Connects to a microphone.

8 Headset Jack Connects to a headset.

Ethernet (RJ-45) Port

Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network.

Use for air flow.

CAUTION:

Do not cover the air vents.

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-8

Right View

321

Figure 1:4. Right View

# Icon Item Description

1 USB Ports Connects to USB 2.0 devices. 2 Optical Drive Reads and writes CD and DVD discs.

Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock.

NOTE:

Wrap the computer security

Kensington Lock Slot

lock cable around an immovable object such as a table or handle of a locked drawer. Insert the lock into the notch and turn the key to secure the lock. Some keyless models are also available.

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Base View

Figure 1:5. Base View

# Icon Item Description

1 Battery Bay Houses the computer battery pack.

Battery Release Latch

HDD and Memory Compartment Cover

Insert a suitable tool into the latch an d slide to release the battery.

Houses the computer HDD and main memory.

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Touchpad Basics

Figure 1:6. Touchpad

# Item Description

Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.

1 Touchpad

2Left Button

Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the lef t mouse button.

Press the left button to perform selection and execution functions. This button is equivalent to the left button on a mouse.

Press the right button to perform selection and execution

3Right Button

functions. This button is equivalent to the right button on a mouse.

Using the Touchpad

NOTE:

• The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement s; hence, the lighter the touch, the be tter the

response. Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad sensitiveness.

• When using the touchpad, keep the touchpad and your fingers dry and clean.

Below is a description of basic touchpad operations:

Table 1:1. Touchpad Operations

Function Touchpad Left Button Right Button

T ap twice (same speed

Execute

Select Tap once. Click once.

Drag

as double-clicking a mouse button).

Tap twice; on the second tap, rest your finger on the touchpad and drag the cursor.

Quickly click twice.

Press and hold, then use your finger on the touchpad to drag the cursor.

Access context menu

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Click once.

Keyboard Basics

2 3 4

Figure 1:7. Keyboard

# Item Description

1 Caps Lock Key

2 Fn Function Key

3 Windows Key

4 Application Key

5 Num Lock Key

When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters are typed in uppercase.

Use with other key combinations to perform special functions.

• Press to launch the Start menu.

• When used with other keys, provides a variety of functions. See Windows Key on page 1-13.

Press to open the context menu of the current application. This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button.

When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when doing a lot of numeric data entry.

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-12

Windows Key

The table below shows the different functions that Windows key combinations can do:

Table 1:2. Windows Key Combinations

Key Combination Description

Opens or closes the Start menu.

+ <R>

+ <M>

+ <F1>

+ <E>

+ <F>

+ <D>

+ <L>

+ <TAB>

Opens the Run dialog box.

Minimizes all windows.

Undo immunize all windows.

Shows the help window.

Opens Windows Explorer.

Searches for a file or folder.

Shows the desktop. Locks the computer (if you are connected to a network dom ain), or

switch users (if you are not connected to a network domain). Searches for computers (if you are on a network). Moves focus from the Start menu to the Quick Launch toolbar and

to the system tray. Use the right and left arrow keys to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray.

Cycles through programs on the toolbar.

+ <Pause Break>

+ <U>

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Displays the system properties dialog box.

Opens Ease of Access Center (for Windows XP only).

Hotkeys

Hotkeys or function key combinations can be used to access computer control functions such as screen brightness, volume, and multimedia playback controls.

Table 1:3. Hotkey Combinations

Function

Communication Switch

Display Toggle <F4>

Screen Blank <F5>

Touchpad Toggle <F6> Turns the touchpad on and off.

Brightness Up <F12> Increases screen brightness.

Brightness Down <F11> Decreases screen brightness.

Play/Pause <F7> Plays or pauses media file.

Stop <F8> Stops media file.

Previous <F9>

Key

Combination

<F3>

Icon Description

Enables/disables wireless connectivity of your computer.

Switches the display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected), and both.

Turns the display screen bac klight off to save power. Press any key to return.

Plays the previous media file in the play sequence.

Next <F10>

D2D Recovery <Alt> + <F10> Enter D2D recovery during POST

Plays the next media file in the play sequence.

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System Block Diagram

USB port 10USB port 11

100MHz

33MHz

100MHz

LS-7911P

100MHz

1GB/s x4

DMI x4

100MHz

FDI x8

port 5 port 1

Sub-board

SPI

SATA x 6 (GEN1 1.5GT/S ,GEN2 3GT/S)SATA x 6 (GEN1 1.5GT/S ,GEN2 3GT/S)

RTC CKT.

3.3V 24MHz

LAN(GbE) &

Card Reader

BCM57785

CMOS Camera

PCI-Express x 8 (ARD PCIE2.0 2.5GT/s)

Dual Channel

2.7GT/s

Power On/Off CKT.

Touch Pad

LPC BUS

Processor

Int.KBD

BANK 0, 1, 2, 3

USB 2.0 conn x2

ALC271X/281X

DC/DC Interface CKT.

Sandy/Ivy Bridge

3.3V 48MHz

RJ45

Fan Control

Power Circuit DC/DC

204pin DDRIII-SO-DIMM X2

Intel

BIOS ROM

1.5V DDRIII 1066/1333

HDA Codec

Memory BUS(DDRIII)

PCH

HD Audio

Panther Point-M

ENE KB930/KB9012

rPGA989

Intel

Bluetooth

Conn

port 2

SATA CDROM

Conn.

SPI ROM (4M)x1

SPI ROM (1M)x1

USBx14

port 0

SATA HDD

Conn.

USB 2.0/B 2Port

USB Port1,2

Int. Speaker Phone Jack x 2

USB port 1,2 on

USB/B

989pin BGA

x16 Gen3(N13P-GS)

x16 Gen2(N13P-GL)

x8 Gen2(N13M-GS)

PER LANE100MHz

133MHz

LVDS Conn.CRT Conn.

Nvidia

N13P GS/GL

N13M-GS

PEG(DIS)

HDMI Conn.

CRT(UMA/OPTIMUS)

LVDS(UMA/OPTIMUS)

TMDS(UMA/OPTIMUS)

USB 3.0

port 1

Card Reader

Conn.

LS-7912P

PWR/B

port 1

WLAN

mSATA(reserve)

USB port 8

port 2

eDP

USB3.0

USB 3.0

Fresco FL1009

USB3.0 Conn.

Figure 1:8. System Block Diagram

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Specifications Table

Computer specifications

Item Metric Imperial

Dimensions

Length 381.6 mm 15 in Width 253 mm 9.96 in Height (front to rear) 33.2 mm 1.3 in Weight (equipped with optical

drive, flash drive, and battery)

Input power

Operating voltage 18.55V ~ 19.95V

Operating current

Temperature Operating

(not writing to optical disc) Operating

(writing to optical dis c) Non-operating -20ºC ~ 65ºC -4º ~ 149ºF

Relative humidity

Operating 10% ~ 90% Non-operating 5% ~ 95%

Maximum altitude (unpressurized)

2.6 kg 5.74 lbs

65W 3.42A (Max) 90W 4.74A (Max)

0ºC ~ 35ºC 32ºF ~ 95ºF

5ºC ~ 35ºC 41ºF ~ 95ºF

Operating -15 m ~ 3,048 m -50 ft ~ 10,000 ft Non-operating -15 m ~ 12,192 m -50 ft ~ 40,000 ft

Shock

Operating 125 g, 2 ms, half-sine Non-operating 200 g, 2 ms, half-sine

Random vibration

Operating 0.75 g zero-to-peak, 10 Hz to 500 Hz, 0.25 oct/min sweep rate Non-operating 1.50 g zero-to-peak, 10 Hz to 500 Hz, 0.25 oct/min sweep rate

NOTE:

Applicable product safety standards specify thermal limits for plastic surfaces. The computer operates well within this range of temperatures.

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-16

System Board Major Chips

Item Specification

Core logic Intel Panther Point PCH VGA Intel NVIDIA N13M-GS 1G (GT620M) LAN Broadcom BCM57785 GbE Controller USB 2.0 Intel HM77/HM70 Series Chipset (Panther Point) Super I/O controller N/A Bluetooth N/A Wireless Qualcomm / Broadcomm / Realtek PCMCIA N/A Audio codec Realtek ALC271X -GR-VB6 Card reader Broadcom BCM57785X Card Reader

Processor

Item Specification

CPU Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge Dual Co re Processor CPU package rPGA989

• Four or two execution cores

• A 32-KB instruction and 32-KB data first-level cache (L1) for each core

Core logic

• A 256-KB shared instruction/data second-level cache (L2) for each core

• Up to 8-MB shared instruction/data third-level cache (L3), shared among all cores

Chipset Intel HM77/HM70 Express Chipset

Processor Specifications

Bus

Item

CPU

Speed

Cores

Speed

(FSB/

Mfg

Tech

Cache

Size

Package

Core

Voltage

DMI/QBI)

B815 1.6G 2 5GT/s 32nm 2MB rPGA988B 0.75-1.3V B960 2.2G 2 5GT/s 32nm 2MB rPGA988B 0.75-1.3V B970 2.3G 2 5GT/s 32nm 2MB rPGA988B 0.75-1.3V I3-2350M 2.3G 2 5GT/s 32nm 3MB rPGA988B 0.75-1.3V I3-2370M 2.4G 2 5GT/s 32nm 3MB rPGA988B 0.75-1.3V

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CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj=100)

CPU Temp Fan Speed (RPM) SPL Spec (dBA)

46 55 28 51 60 31 56 65 34 61 85 37

80 95 40 Throttling 50%: On= 95 °C; OFF=85 °C OS shut down at 100 °C; H/W shut down at 92 °C

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Built-in at CPU Memory size 1GB, 2GB, 4GB DDR3 RAM

x 2 Sockets:

DIMM socket number

Channel A DIMM 0 (TOP) Channel B DIMM 0 (Bottom)

Supports memory size per socket

Supports maximum memory size

1GB/2GB/4GB

Total 8GB

Supports DIMM type SODIMM Supports DIMM Speed DDR3 1066/1333 Support DIMM voltage 1.5V Supports DIMM package DDR3 SODIMM 204 Pin

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-18

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 (MB) Slot 2 (MB) Total Memory (MB)

0 1024 1024 0 2048 2048

0 4096 4096 1024 0 1024 1024 1024 2048 1024 2048 3072 1024 4096 5120 2048 0 2048 2048 1024 3072 2048 2048 4096 2048 4096 6144 4096 0 4096 4096 1024 5120 4096 2048 6144 4096 4096 8192

Video Inter face

Item Specification

Chipset NVIDIA GeForce GT620M (Optimus) Package 908 FCBGA Interface Internal PCIE x 16 Compatibility 8 bpp (bit per pixel) Sampling rate 128bits/64bits

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BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Insyde BIOS Version 1.00 BIOS ROM type SPI BIOS ROM size 4MB + 1MB

• Insyde code base

• Flash ROM 4 MB

• Support Acer UI

• Support multi-boot

• Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4)

• Various hot-keys for system control

Features

• Support SMBIOS 2.3, PCI2.2.

• DMI utility for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag

• Support PXE

• Support WinFlash

• Wake on LAN from S3

• Wake on LAN from S5 in AC mode

• System information

• Refer to Acer BIOS specification.

LAN Interface

Item Specification

LAN Chipset Broadcom BCM57785 LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location RJ45 at the left side Features Supports 10/100/1000

Keyboard

Item Specification

Type TM7T-A10B (wo/AL-FOIL) Total number of keypads 103-US/104-UK /107-JA Windows logo key Yes Internal & external keyboard

work simultaneously

Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes

• Phantom key auto detect

• Overlay numeric keypad

Features

• Support independent pgdn/pgup/pgup/home/end keys

• Support reverse T cursor keys

• Factory configurable different languages by OEM customer

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-20

Hard Disk Drive (Listed items from AVL list)

Item Specification

HTS545025B9A Vendor & Model Name

300

MK2565GSX

ST9250315AS Capacity

(GB) Bytes per

sector

250GB 320GB 500GB 640GB

512 BYTE 512 BYTE 512 BYTE 512 BYTE

2 Data heads

Drive Format

1 Disks

1 Spindle

speed (RPM)

5400RPM

Performance Specifications

Buffer size 8MB

HTS545032B9A 300 MK3265GSX ST9320310AS

3 2 2

2 1 1

HTS545050B9A 300 MK5065GSX ST9500325AS

4 4 4

2 2 2

MK6465GSX

Interface SATA Fast data

transfer rate (Mbits / sec,

3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s

max) Media data

transfer rate (Mbytes/sec

max)

106Mbytes/s

845Mbits/s

1031.7Mbit/s

1175Mbits/s

DC Power Requirements

Voltage tolerance

106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s

1273.3Mbits/s 1175Mbits/s

106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s

1031.7Mbit/s 1175Mbits/s

1273.3Mbits/s

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Hard Disk Drive Interface (continued)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

WD7500BPVT22HXZT1 MK7559GSXP HTS547575A9

ST9750423AS WD2500BPVT-

22ZEST0

WD3200BPVT22ZEST0

E384 Capacity (GB) 750GB 750GB 250GB 320GB Bytes per sector 4096 4096 4096 4096

Data heads

412

Drive Format

Disks

211

2 Spindle s peed

(RPM)

5400RPM

Performance Specifications

Buffer size 8MB 16MB 8MB 8MB Interface SATA Fast data transfer

rate (Mbits / sec,

3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s

max) Media data transfer

rate (Mbytes/sec max)

97Mbytes/s

1363.1Mbits/s

996Mbits/s

DC Power Requirements

Voltage tolerance 5V

1130Mbits/s 108Mbytes/s 108Mbytes/s

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-22

Hard Disk Drive Interface (continued)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

Capacity (GB)

Bytes per sector

WD5000BPVT22HXZT1

500GB 640GB

4096 4096

Data heads 3 4

Drive Format

Disks 2 2 Spindle

speed (RPM)

5400RPM

Performance Specifications

Buffer size 8MB Interface SATA Fast data

transfer rate (Mbits / sec,

3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s

max)

WD6400BPVT22HXZT1

Media data

97Mbytes/s 97Mbytes/s

transfer rate (Mbytes/sec

max)

DC Power Requirements

Voltage tolerance

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Acer ASPIRE Service Manual

Table of Contents

General Information

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Features

Notebook Tour

Top View

Front View

Left View

Right View

Base View

Touchpad Basics

Keyboard Basics

System Block Diagram

Specifications Table