Acer Aspire 3000 Service Manual

Aspire 3000/3500/5000 Series

Service Guide

Service guide files and updates are available

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3000/3500/5000 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright

Copyright © 2005 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

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 fitness 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.
Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional

information related to the current
topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might

result from doing or not doing specific
actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to

avoid possible hardware or software
problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions

relevant to the accomplishment of
procedures.

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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.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Introduction 1

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

System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3000/5000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Board Layout (For Aspire 3000/5000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Closed front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Left view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Right view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Launch Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Windows keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Touchpad basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Chapter 2 System Utilities 32

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 46

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Hard Disc Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Disassembling the Hard Disc Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Optical Disc Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Disassembling the Optical Disc Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the Middle Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the Fan, the CPU Thermal Module and the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the Wireless LAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

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Removing the Upper Case Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the Touchpad Bracket, the Touchpad Board and the Touchpad . . . .59

Removing the Speaker Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Removing the SW DJ Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Removing the Audio Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the VGA Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Modem Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Removing the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Removing the Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 66

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Memory check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

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

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

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 84

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Cahpter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 88

Aspire 3000/5000 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Aspire 3000/3500/5000 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 101

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 104

Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Appendix C Online Support Information 110

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System Introduction

Features

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

Microprocessor

T Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor ML-28/ML-30 or higher for Aspire 5000

T Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher for Aspire 3000

T Intel

T Intel

Memory

T 256 MB or 512 MB of DDR 333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 1 GB with dual so DIMM

T 512 KB flash ROM BIOS for models employing Intel

®

Celeron® M 350/360/370 processor at 1.3/1.4/1.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB for Aspire 3500

series

®

Pentium® M 715 processor at 1.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB for Aspire 3500 series

modules

®

Celeron® M processor (Aspire 3500 series);

2 MB flash ROM BIOS for models employing Intel

®

Pentium® processor (Aspire 3500 series)

Chapter 1

Data storage

T 40/60/80 GB ATA/100 hard disk

T DVD-Dual or Combo drive

Display and graphics

T Color Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) LCD displaying at

-- 15” XGA (1024 X 768)

-- 15.4” WXGA (1280 X 800)

-- 15.4” WXGA Acer CrystalBrite (1280 X 800)

T SiSM661MX integrated 3D graphics with up to 64 MB of VRAM, supporting Microsoft

7.0

T Dual independent display support

T MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability

Communication

T Modem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready

T LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready

T Wireless LAN (optional): integrated miniPCI 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

T Wireless PAN (optional): integrated Bluetooth

®

DirectX®

TM

solution

®

Audio

T Audio system with two built-in speakers

T Sound Blaster Pro

T Built-in microphone

Chapter 1 1

TM

and MS-Sound compatible

Input devices

I/O interface

T 88-/89-key Acer FineTouch

T Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button

T Four easy-launch buttons

T Two front-panel buttons: wireless LED-button and Bluetooth

T Three USB 2.0 ports

T Ethernet (RJ-45) port

T Modem (RJ-11) port

T External display (VGA) port

T Microphone/line-in jack

T Headphones/speaker/line-out port

T Type II PC Card slot

T DC-in jack for AC adaptor

TM

keyboard

®

LED-button

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System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3000/5000)

8

CLK-GEN

ICS 952801

D D

Page 2

3V/5V

C C

Page 22

2.5V/1.25V

B B

1.2V/1.5V

1.8V

Page 23

Page 24

CPU CORE

BATTERY
CHARGER

8

Page 25

Page 26

A A

HOST 200MHz

ZCLK 133MHz

AGP 66MHz

PCI 33MHz

USB 48MHz

REF 14.318MHz

3V_ALWAYS

5VPCU

3V_S5

1.8V_S5

3VSUS

5VSUS

+3V

+5V

15V

2.5VSUS

1.25VREF

+2.5V

DDR_VTT

+1.2V_HT

+1.5V

+1.8V

VCC_CORE

7

7

6

DDR SO-DIMM

HDD

Primary Master

ODD

Secondary Master

USB

3x connector

MINI USB

(BLUETOOTH)

Int. Keyboard

87-Key

Touch Pad

6-Button

6

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Page 19

Page 15

Page 15

Page 21

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DDR 333

ATA 66/100

ATA 66/100

USB 2.0

5

CPU

AMD Athlon64

SMT uPGA754

NB

SIS M760GX

(698 PIN BGA)

SB

SIS 963L

(371 PIN BGA)

NS PC97551

5

4

Page 3,4Page 5

HyperTransport
16x16
1600MT/s

DVO

Page 6,7,8 Page 9

MuTIOL(1GB/s)

PCI 2.2

MII

AC'97 2.1

Page 11,12,13

LPC

EC

Page 20 Page 20

4

3

Thermal

Thermal sensor & Fan

INTA#

LVDS
Transmitter

SIS302ELV

133MB/s (33MHZ)

REQ1#, GNT1#

IDSEL : AD17

INTD#

CardBus

TI PCI1410

Page 14

LAN PHY

RTL8201CP

Page 16 Page 16

AC97 Codec

ALC203

Page 17

BIOS

3

2

ZL5

Block Diagram

RGB

LVDS

REQ0#, GNT0#
INTB#, INTC#

Mini PCI

WLAN 802.11A/G

Transformer

56K MODEM

AMP

MAX9755

Size Document Number Rev

BLOCK DIAGRAM

Date: Sheet

2

1x D-SUB 15-Pin

15" XGA/WXGA

IDSEL : AD22

Page 15

Page 17

Page 18

PROJECT : ZL5

1

CRT

Page 10

LCD

Page 10

Antenna

PC Card

1x type-I/II

RJ-45

Page 16

RJ-11MDC1.5

Page 16

MIC-In Jack

Line-In Jack

HP-Out Jack

Int. Speaker

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Chapter 1 3

System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3500)

Aspire 3500 is Intel® platform. It has different system block diagram from Aspire 3000/5000. Aspire 3500
system block diagram will be released later.

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Board Layout (For Aspire 3000/5000)

Top Vie w

[17]

[18]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[28]

[31]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[42]

[16]

[19]

[20]

[24]
[25]
[26]

[27]

[29]
[30]

[32]

[33]

13 Power Jack 14 CRT Connector

15 Battery Connector 16 ODD Connector

17 302ELV LVDS Encoder 18 RJ45 & RJ11 Connector

19 MINI PCI 20 Northbridge M760GX

21 CPU Socket 22 USB Connector

23 USB Connector 24 BIOS ROM

25 EC PC97551 26 RTC Battery

27 DDR SO-DIMM Socket1 28 LAN PHY RTL8201CP

Chapter 1 5

[35]

[34] [36]

[41]

[37] [38]

[39][40]

29 DDR SO-DIMM Socket2 30 Southbridge 963L

31 PCMCIA Connector 32 HDD Connector

33 USB Connector 34 LineOut Jack

35 Microphone Jack 36 LineIn Jack

37 WLAN Button 38 Bluetooth button

39 Battery LED 40 Power LED

41 Audio Codec ALC203 42 FAN Connector

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[02]

[01]

[03]

[07]

[04]

[05]

[06]

[08]

[09]

[10]

[11]

[12]

1 Lid Switch 2 Panel Connector

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3 LED Board Connector 4 Modem Connector

5 Keyboard Connector 6 Bluetooth Module Connector

7 Touchpad Board Connector 8 Internal Microphone Connector

9 Clock Generator 10 PCMCIA Connector

11 MDC Connector 12 Internal Speaker Connector

Chapter 1 7

Panel

This is a brief introduction to the I/O ports, the features and the indicators.

Front view

# Item Description

1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer

output.

2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.

3 Keyboard For entering data into you computer.

4 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the

computer.

5 Click buttons (Left and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right

mouse buttons.

6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a

computer mouse.

7 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show

the status of the computer and its functions and
components.

8 Launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs.

9 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

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Closed front view

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio

2 Power indicator Lights up when the computer is on.

3 Battery indicator Lights up when the battery is being charged.

output.

4 Bluetooth communication button/

indicator (for selected models)

5 Wireless communication button/

indicator

6 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD

7 Mic-in jack Accepts inputs from external microphones.

8 Speaker/Line-Out/Headphone jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,

9 USB 2.0 port Connects to Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

Press to enable/disable the Bluetooth function.
Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication
(optional).

Press to enable/disable the wireless function.
Indicates the status of wireless LAN
communication (optional).

player, stereo walkman).

speakers, headphones).

devices (e.g., USB mouse, UsB camera).

Left view

Chapter 1 9

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs

2 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.

3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is

4 Optical drive eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive.

depending on the optical drive type.

turned off.

Right view

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot

2 PC card slot Accepts one Type II CardBus PC Card.

3 USB 2.0 port Connects to Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

4 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100 based

5 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.

6 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after

network.

prolonged use.

Rear view

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# Icon Port Description

1 Power jack Connects to an AC adaptor.

2 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external

monitor, LCD projector).

3 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.

Bottom view

# Item Description

1 Hard disc bay Houses the computer’s hard disc (secured by a screw).

2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.

3 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

4 Battery lock Locks the battery in place.

5 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.

Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.

6 Memory comparment House the computer’s main memory.

Chapter 1 11

Indicators

The computer has three easy-to-read status icons on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on the front
panel.

# Icon Function Description

1 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

2 Num Lock

(Fn-F11)

3 Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical

Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth

Wireless LAN Indicates the status of Bluetooth

4 Power Lights when the computer is on.

5 Battery Lights when the battery is being charged.

Lights when Numeric Lock is activated.

drive is active.

communication.

communication.

NOTE: 1. Charging: the light shows amber when the battery is charging.

NOTE: 2. Fully charged: light shows green when in AC mode.

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Launch Keys

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Located at the upper-right, above the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They

are mail, Web browser, Acer Empowering key “ “, and one user-programmable button.

Press “ “ to run the Acer eManager. The mail and Web buttons are pre-set ot email and internet programs,
but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable keys, run the Acer Launch
Manager.

Launch key Default application

P User-programmable

Acer eManager (user-programmable)

Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable)

Mail Email application (user-programmable)

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Using the keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and
twelve function keys.

Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key Description

Caps Lock

@

Num Lock (Fn-F11)

]

Scroll Lock (Fn-F12)

[

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

When ] 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 you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to
connect an external keypad.

When [ is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up

or down arrow keys respectively.

[ does not work with some applications.

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters
located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols
are not printed on the keys.

Desired access Num lock on Num lock off

Number keys on embedded
keypad

Cursor-control keys on embedded
keypad

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Type numbers in a normal manner.

Hold <Shift> while using cursor-control
keys.

Hold <Fn> while using cursor­control keys.

Desired access Num lock on Num lock off

Main keyboard keys Hold <Fn> while typing letters on embedded

keypad.

Windows keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.

Keys Description

Windows logo key

Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below
are a few examples:

+ <Tab> (Activates the next Taskbar button)

+ <E> (Opens the My Computer window)

+ <F1> (Opens Help and Support)

+ <F> (Opens the Find: All Files dialog box)

+ <R> (Opens the Run dialog box)

Type the letters in a normal manner.

+ <M> (Minimizes all windows)

<shift>+ +< M> (Undoes the minimize all windows)

Application key This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens the

application’s context menu.

Hot Keys

The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen
contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.

To activate hot keys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination.

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Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-

l

Hotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions.

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

Fn-

m

n

o

p

q

r

s

w

y

Acer eSetting Launches Acer eSetting in Acer eManager.

Acer Power
Management

Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen,

Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.

Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Speaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.

Volume up Increases the sound volume.

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

Launches Power Management options.

external monitor (if connected) and both the display
screen and external monitor.

Press any key to return.

Fn-

Fn-

x

¨

z

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

Special keys

You can locate the Euro symbol at the upper-center (for European keyboard) and/or bottom-right (Chinese
keyboard) of your keyboard. To type:

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The Euro symbol

1. Open a text editor or word processor.

2. Either directly press the <Euro> key at the bottom-right of the keyboard (for Chinese keyboard), or hold
<Alt Gr> and then press the <5> key at the upper-center of the keyboard.symbol at the upper-center of

the keyboard (for European keyboard, you can use both method).

NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/

typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.

The US dollar sign

1. Open a text editor or word processor.

2. Either directly press the <Euro> key at the bottom-right of the keyboard (for Chinese keyboard), or hold
<Shift> and then press the <4> key at the upper-center of the keyboard.symbol at the upper-center of the

keyboard (for European keyboard, you can use both method).

NOTE: This function varies according to the language settings.

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To u c h p a d

The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor
responds as you move your finger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest
provides optimum comfort and suuport.

Touc hpa d b as ic s

The following items teach you how to use the touchpad:

* Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.

* Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selection and execution
functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchapd is
the same as clicking the left button.

* Use the 4-wa scroll (3) button to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This button mimics your
cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.

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Function Left button (1) Right button (4) Touchpad (2) Center button (3)

Execute Click twice quickly. Tap twice (at the same speed

Select Click once. Tap once.

Drag Click and hold,

Access
context menu

Scroll Click and hold to

then use finger to
drag the cursor on
the touchpad.

Click once.

as double-clicking a mouse
button).

Tap twice (at the same speed
as double-clicking a mouse
button); hold finger to the
touchpad on the second tap
and drag the cursor.

move up/down/left/
right.

NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The

touchpad is sensitive to finger movement, hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Taping
harder will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

System Board Major Chip

Item Controller

System core logic SiS M760GX+SiS 963L for Aspire 3000/5000

SiS M661MX+SiS 963L for Aspire 3500

Audio controller RealTek ALC203 AC 97 Codec

Video controller built-in SiS M760GX for Aspire 300/5000

built-in SiS M661MX for Aspire 3500

Keyboard controller KB910

CardBus Controller ENE CB712

IEEE Controller VIA VT6301S

Processor

Item Specification

CPU type Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor ML-28/ML-30 or higher for Aspire 5000

Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher for Aspire 3000

Intel® Celeron® M 350/360/370 processor at 1.3/1.4/1.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB
for Aspire 3500 series

Intel® Pentium® M 715 processor at 1.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB for Aspire 3500
series

CPU package

CPU core voltage Low speed: 0.8V

CPU I/O voltage 1.2V

µ

SMT PGA 754 pin

High speed: 1.5V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Pheonix BIOS

BIOS Version Aspire 3000 V1.00; Aspire 5000 V1.00; AS3500 V1.00

BIOS ROM type Flash ROM

BIOS ROM size

BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC

Supported protocols ACPI 2.0 (if available, at least 1.0b), SMBIOS 2.3, PCI 2.2, Boot Block,

PXE 2.0, Mobile PC2001, Hard Disk Password, INT 13h Extensions, PCI
Bus Power Management interface Specification, EI Torito-Bootable CD­ROM Format Specification V1.0, Simple Boot Flag 1.0

BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW1 settings

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache controller Built-in CPU

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Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache size 1024KB/512KB (exclusive)

total effective cache: 1152KB/640KB for Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor
(Aspire 5000)

256KB/128KB (exclusive)

total effective cache: 384KB/256KB for Mobile AMD Sempron processor
(Aspire 3000)

512KB for Intel® Celeron® M processor (Aspire 3500)

2MB for Intel® Pentium® M processor (Aspire 3500)

1st level cache control Always Enabled

2nd level cache control Always Enabled

Cache scheme control Fixed-in write back

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller built-in CPU

Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor ML-28/ML-30 or higher for Aspire 5000

Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher for Aspire 3000

Intel® Celeron® M 350/360/370 processor at 1.3/1.4/1.5 GHz, 400 MHz
FSB for Aspire 3500 series

Intel® Pentium® M 715 processor at 1.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB for Aspire
3500 series

Onboard memory size 0MB

DIMM socket number 2 Sockets

Supports memory size per socket 256MB

Supports maximum memory size 2048MB

Supports DIMM type DDR-DRAM

Supports DIMM Speed 333 MHz

Supports DIMM voltage 2.5 V/1.25V

Supports DIMM package 200-pin so-DIMM

Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they

match the above specifications .

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 To t al Memor y

0MB 256MB 256MB

0MB 512MB 512MB

0MB 1024MB 1024MB

256MB 0MB 256MB

256MB 256MB 512MB

256MB 512MB 768MB

256MB 1024MB 1280MB

512MB 0MB 512MB

512MB 256MB 768MB

512MB 512MB 1024MB

512MB 1024MB 1536MB

1024MB 0MB 1024MB

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