Acer Aspire 2010 Service Manual

Aspire 2010

Aspire 2020

Service Guide

Service guide files and updates are available

on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,

please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

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NOTE: This is Aspire 2000 extension model. Please refer to Aspire 2000

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 2010/2020 service guide.

D ate Chapter Updates

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN MESSAGES

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

information related to the current topic.

result from doing or not doing specific actions.

avoid possible hardware or software problems.

relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.

1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided 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 capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should 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 will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Aspire 2010 Open View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Aspire 2010 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Aspire 2010 Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Aspire 2010 Left Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Aspire 2010 Right Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Aspire 2010 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Aspire 2010 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Aspire 2020 Open View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Aspire 2020 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Aspire 2020 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Aspire 2020 Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Aspire 2020 Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Aspire 2020 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Aspire 2020 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Embedded Numberic Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

The Euro Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Launch Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Chapter 2 System Utilities 42

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Navigating the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 58

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Disassemble the Battery and HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disassemble the Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Disassemble the RAM and ODD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Disassemble the Middle Cover Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Disassemble the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disassemble the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Disassemble the MDC and RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Disassemble the Upper Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

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Table of Contents

Disassemble the Main Unit(Touchpad, Bluetooth and LCM Board) . . . . . . . . . .65

Disassemble the Main Unit(Speakers, Fan, Thermal and CPU) . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Disassemble the Main Unit(VGA, Card Reader, Sub-Woofer and M/B) . . . . . . .67

Disassemble the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Disassemble the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Disassemble the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 70

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

External CD-ROM/DVD ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Check the Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Check the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Display Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Sound Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep code and POST Messages . . . . . . . . . . .76

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

How to Build NAPP Master Hard Disc Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

CD to Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Disk to Disk Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Chpater 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 91

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

TouchPad Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

SD Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Media Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

LED Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Bottom Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 101

Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Aspire 2010 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Aspire 2020 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 113

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 114

Microsoft Windows XP Home Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Environment Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Appendix C Online Support Information 121

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System Specifications

Features

This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:

Performance

T Intel

T Intel 855GME + Intel ICH4-M

T 1MB L2 cache or 2MB L2 cache, 400MHz FSB, supporting Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

T 30GB and up Enhanced-IDE hard disk drive

T 512KB Flash BIOS ROM

Memory

T 256MB of DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2GB with dual SODIMM modules

T 0MB DDR RAM on board

T Two 256MB of DDR333 SODIMM (200-pin/2.5V/1.25V) connector,upgradeable to 2GB with dual

NOTE: (Small Outline-DIMM) A DIMM module with a thinner profile due to the use of TSOP chip packages.

SODIMMs are commonly used in laptop computers

The pic of SODIMM as showing : (copyright from Techweb)

Pentium M processor at 1.4~ 1.8 GMHz or higher with uPGA478 socket

technology

SODIMM modules

Chapter 1

Display

T Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 32-bit high true colour up to 16.7

million colours at 1280x800 eXtended Graphics Array (WXGA) resolution

T The 15.4” display panel provides a large viewing area for maximum efficiency and ease-of-use

T 16:10 viewing ratio, 185 nits or higher

T Console display for Arcade media playback status

T Intel

T ATI Radeon 9700 with 64MB DDR VGA Memory (for model with Discrete VGA only)

T ATI Radeon 9700 with 128MB DDR VGA Memory (for model with Aspire 2020 only)

T Supports simultaneous display on external LCD or CRT

T One LED console display for multimedia status (for Aspire 2020 only)

T S-video for output to a television or display device that supports S-video input

T DualView

T External resolution/refresh rate

Chapter 1 1

Extreme Graphics Technology (for Aspire 2010 use only)

support

T 2040x1536:75/70/66/60 Hz

T 1920x1440: 85/75/60 Hz

Multimedia

T Built-in optical drive (Tray loading DVD/CD-RW Combo or DVD Super-Mulit Drive Aspire 2010

T Built-in optical drive (Slot-loading DVD/CD-RW Combo or DVD Super-Multi or Tray-loading DVD

T 15.4” TFT Color LCD, 1280x800 (WXGA) panel

T 2.1 channel speaker

T Audio input and output jacks

T Audio S/PDIF (for digital audio enjoyment) output jacks (for Aspire 2020 only)

T Aspire virtual surround sound ( for Aspire 2010 only)

T Aspire virtual surround sound with built-in sub-woofer (for Aspire 2020 only)

Storage

T 30/40/60/80 GB ATA/100 hard disc drive

T 4-in-1 card reader, supporting :

T 1920x1200: 100/85/80/75/72/60 Hz

T 1600x1200:120/100/92/85/76/75/72/70/66/65/60/58/52 Hz

T 1280x1024: 160/120/100/90/85/75/74/72/70/60 Hz

T 1280x768: 85/75/60/56 Hz

T 1024x768: 200/160/150/140/120/100/90/85/75/72/70/60 Hz

T 800x600: 200/160/140/120/100/90/85/75/72/70/60/56 Hz

only)

Dual Drive Aspire 2020 only)

T MultiMedia Card (MMC)

T Secure Digital (SD)

T SmartMedia

T Memory Stick (For module with Discrete VGA only)

Connectivity

T Integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection

T Built-in 56Kbps fax /data modem with international PTT approval, Wake-On-Ring ready

T Three universal serial bus (USB 2.0) ports

T One IEEE 1394 port

T LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready (for Aspire 2010 only)

10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready (for Aspire 2020 only)

T 802.11b and 802.11b/g Wireless LAN and Bluetooth

Human-Centric Design

T Rugged, portable construction

T Stylish appearance

T Standard 85 key keyboard with four programmable launch keys

T Comfortable palm rest area with well-positioned touchpad

2 Chapter 1

Graphics

T Intel

T ATI Radeon 9700 with 64MB DDR VGA Memory (for model with Discrete VGA only)

T ATI MOBILITY

T Simultaneous LCD and CRT display at 2040x1536 pixel resolution

T DuralView

T Aspire cinema vision video encoded technology

T Aspire clear vision video input optimisation technology

T MPEG-2 DVD hardware-assisted capability

T S-Video/TV-out support (NTSC/PAL)

Expansion

T PC card slot enables a range of add-on options

T Upgradeable hard disk and memory modules

I/O Ports

T Three USB 2.0 ports

T IEEE 1394 port

T Ethernet (RJ-45) port

T Modem (RJ-11) port

T S-video TV-Out (NTSC/PAL) port

T Parallel port

T External display (VGA) port

T Microphone/Line-in Jack

T Headphone/Speaker/Line-out Jack (S/PDIF support for Aspire 2020 only)

T Infrared (FIR) port

T PC Card slot (one type II, supports 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-bit CardBus specifications)

T DC-in Jack for AC adapter

855GME integrated 3D AGP graphics featuring Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 technology and

up to 64MB of video memory (for model with UMA only)

RADEONTM 9700 with 128MB of external DDR video RAM, supporting

DirectX® 9.0 (for Aspire 2020 only)

support

Microsoft

Chapter 1 3

System Block Diagram

4 Chapter 1

Board Layout

Top View

Rear View

Chapter 1 5

Item Description Item Description

JP1 RJ11/RJ45 Connector JP20 Int. K/B Connector

JP2 CRT Connector JP21 Bluetooth Connector

JP3 Printer Connector JP22 DDR SODIMM Socket

JP4 TV-Out Connector JP23 ODD Connector

JP5 USB Connector JP24 T/P Board Connector

JP6 USB Connector JP25 HDD Connector

JP7 USB Connector JP27 MINIPCI Connector

JP8 IEEE 1394 Connector JP29 DDR SODIMM Socket

JP9 Power Board Connector PCN2 AC Jack Connector

JP10 MDC Cable Connector PCN3 Battery Connector

JP11 LCD Connector U4 LAN Chip

JP12 Cardbus Connector U11 North Bridge Chip

JP13 FAN Connector U12 VGA Chip

JP14 MDC Connector U14 South Bridge Chip

JP15 Right Speaker Connector U16 CPU Socket

JP16 Left Speaker Connector U31 FIR

JP17 Subwoofer Connector U40 BIOS ROM

JP18 LCM Connector U45 Cardbus Controller

JP19 SD Board Connector T1 LAN Transformer

6 Chapter 1

Outlook View

A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.

Aspire 2010 Open View

# Item Description

1 Screen Wide screen display provides visual output.

2 Power Button Turns the computer on or off

3 Launch Keys Buttons that can be programmed to start frequently used

applicatoins.

4 Stereo Speakers Produce stereo sound

5 Touchpad Touch sensitive pad that functions like a computer mouse.

6 Click buttons and 4-

way scroll key

Right and left buttons that provide the same functions as th buttons on a computer mouse. The scroll key scrolls the contents of a window up and down, as well as right and left.

Chapter 1 7

Aspire 2010 Front Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Headphone-in Jack Connects headphones for audio

2 Microphone-in Jack Connects an external microphone for

3 4 in 1 Card Reader Supports:

4 Latch Locks and releases the lid

5 Bluetooth Button Starts Bluetooth functionality

output.

audio input

T Memory Stick

T MultiMediaCard

T SecureDigital

T SmartMedia

6 Wireless Button Turns an internal wireless device on or

off

8 Chapter 1

Aspire 2010 Top Panel

# Item Description

1 Built-in Microphone For recording audio on the computer

2 Status Indicator LEDs that turn on and off to show the

system status

Chapter 1 9

Aspire 2010 Left Panel

# Item Description

1 PC Card Slot Type II PC card slot, supports PCMCIA or CardBus

2 PC card eject button Press the eject button to remove a PC card from the

3 LED Indicator Lights up when the optical drive in active

4 Eject Button Ejects optical drive tray

5 Emergency eject hole Ejects optical drive tray when the computer is turned

PC card slot

off.

10 Chapter 1

Aspire 2010 Right Panel

# Item Description

1 Infrared Port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer,

2 DC-in Jack Connect the AC adapter

3 Kensington lock slot For attaching a security connector.

4 Ventilation Hole Enables the computer to stay cool, even after

IR-aware computer)

prolonged use.

Chapter 1 11

Aspire 2010 Rear Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 S-Video Connects to a television or display device with S-

video input.

2 External display port Connects an external (VGA) display monitor.

3,4,8 USB Ports Three USB2.0 ports for connecting USB devices.

5 Network Jack Connects the computer to an Ethernet 10/100-based

network.

6 Modem Jack Connects the built-in fax/data modem to a phone

line.

7 Parallel Port Connects a parallel device, such as a printer.

9 IEEE 1394 Port Connects IEEE 1394 devices.

12 Chapter 1

Aspire 2010 Bottom View

# Item Description

1 Mini-PCI Slot Slot for adding mini-PCI cards

2 Hard Disk Bay Removable cover provides access to the computer’s hard

3 Memory Compartment Removable cover provides access to the memory slots for

4 Battery Release Latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack

5 Battery Pack The computer’s removable battery

drive.

upgrading the computer’s memory.

Chapter 1 13

Aspire 2020 Open View

# Item Description

1 Screen Wide screen display provides visual output

2 Power Button Turns the computer on or off

3 Launch Keys Buttons that can be programmed to start

frequently used applications

4 Stereo Speakers Produce stereo sound

5 Touchpad Touch sensitive pad that functions like a

computer mouse

6 Click buttons and 4-way

scroll key

Right and left button that provide the same functions as the buttons on a computer mouse. The scroll key scrolls the contents of a window up and down, as well as right and left

14 Chapter 1

Aspire 2020 Front View

# Icon Item Description

1 Headphone-in Jack Connects headphones for audio output

2 Microphone-in Jack Connects an external microphone for

3 4 in 1 Card Reader Supports:

4 Latch Locks and release the lid

5 Bluetooth Button Enables Bluetooth functionality

audio input

T MemoryStick

T MulitMediaCard

T SecureDigital

T SmartMedia

(manufacturing option)

6 Wireless Button Enables Wireless Connectivity

(manufacturing option)

Chapter 1 15

Aspire 2020 Top View

# Item Description

1 Built-In Microphone For recording audio on the computer

2 Status Indicator LEDs that turn on and off to show system

status

3 Arcade Button Multimedia button

4 Console display Media status display

5 Stop Stop the Arcade application

6 Media Controls Multimedia Button

16 Chapter 1

Asipre 2020 Left View

# Item Description

1 PC card slot Type II PC card supports PCMCIA or

2 PC card eject button Press the eject button to remove a PC card

3 Eject button Ejects optical disc

4 Slot-loading Optical Support an optical disc

CardBus

from the PC card slot

Chapter 1 17

Aspire 2020 Right View

# Item Description

1 Infrared Port Interfaces with infrared

2 DC-in Jack Connect the AC power adapter

3 Kensingtone lock slot For attaching a security device

4 Ventilation slot Enables the computer to stay cool,

devices(e.g. infrared printer, IR. aware computer, etc..)

even after prolonged use

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Aspire 2020 Rear View

# Icon Item Description

1 S-Video Connects to a television

2 External display port Connects an external

3,4,8 USB Ports Three USB2.0 ports for

or display device with Svideo input.

(VGA) display monitor.

connecting USB devices.

5 Network Jack Connects the computer

to an Ethernet 10/100based network.

6 Modem Jack Connects the built-in fax/

data modem to a phone line.

7 Parallel Port Connects a parallel

device, such as a printer.

9 IEEE 1394 Port Connects IEEE 1394

devices.

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Aspire 2020 Bottom View

# Item Description

1 Mini-PCI Slot Slot for adding mini-PCI slot

2 Hard Disk Bay Removable cover provides access to the

3 Memory Compartment Removable cover provides access to the

4 Battery Release Latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery

5 Battery Pack The computer’s removable battery

6 Sub-Woofer Outputs low/mid range audio

computer’s hard disk drive

memory slots for upgrading the computer’s memory

pack

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Indicators

Your computer provides an array of three indicators located above the keyboard, in addition to four

indicators positioned at the front of the palm rest area. These indicators show the status of the computer

and its componetns.

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The three indicators located above the keyboard provide the following status information:

Icon Description

Caps Lock activity Blue -- Captial lock is on

Num Lock activiy Blue -- Number lock is on

Scroll Lock activity

NOTE: The keypad lock must be turned on to use the embedded numeric keypad.

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The four indicators located at the front of the unit provide the following status information:

Icon Item Description

Power mode

T Off --System Off

T Green -- System On

T Orange -- System in standby mode (S3

state)

T Orange Flashing --System Entering

hibernation mode (S4 state) until process complete

T Readable when LCD lid closed

Media Activity

T Flashing --Media is active

T Media includes all internal media

devices, such as HDD and ODD.

Hard Disc mode

Battery mode

Bluetooth mode

Wireless LAN mode

T Flash when receiving mails

T Hard disc drive is reading or writing

data

T Blue -- fully charged

T Flashing orange -- Low power

T Orange -- Charging

T Readable when LCD lid closed

T Bluetooth wireless connection is

enabled

T Blue -- Internal Bluetooth is on

T Readable when LCD lid closed

T Wireless LAN communication is

enabled

T Orange -- Internal WLAN device

(802.11a/802.11b/802.11g) is on

T Readable when LCD lid closed

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Keyboard

The keyboard features full-size keys with an embedded keypad, separated cursor keys, two Windows

keys, and twelve function keys (hot keys).

Special keys

Lock keys

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Aspire 2010

The computer features three lock keys, each with its own status indicator light.

Lock Key Description

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

uppercase. Toggle on and off by pressing the Caps Lock key on the left side of the keyboard.

Num lock When Num Lock is on, the embedded numeric keyboard can be

used. Toggle on and off by pressing the Fn+tkeys simultaneously.

Scroll lock When Scroll Lock is on, the screen toggles up or down one line

at a time when the up and down cursor control keys are pressed.

NOTE: Scroll Lock doesn’t work in all applications. Toggle on and off by pressing the Fn+F12 keys

simultaneously.

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