Acer ASPIRE 4253, ASPIRE 4253G User Manual

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Aspire 4253/4253G

SERVICEGUIDE

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Revision History

Refer to the table below for the updates made to the Aspire 4253/4253G service guide.

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contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their pur ch as e, th e bu ye r (n ot the ma n uf ac tur e r, 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.

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WARNING:

Indicates a potential for personal injury.

CAUTION:

Indicates a potential loss of data or damage to equipment.

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 Book titles, directory names, file names, path names, and program/process names are shown in

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Example:

the DRS5 User's Guide

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the /TPH15spool_M program

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menus, prompts, responses to input, and error messages) are shown in constant width.

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 Keyboard keys are shown in bold italics.

Example:

After you enter the data, press Enter.

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General information 0

This service guide provides all technical information relating to the basic configuration for Acer 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 (such as add-on cards, modems, 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 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.

Acer-authorized Service Providers: Y our Acer office may have a dif ferent par t number code than those g iven in the FRU list in this

service guide. The list provided by your regional Acer office must be used to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Privacy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Optical Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Dimension and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Special Keys and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

I/O Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Notebook Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

Specification Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23

Computer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

Processor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

CPU Fan True Value Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

GPU Fan True Value Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

System Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

Memory Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

Video Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

LAN Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued). . . . . . . . . . . 1-29

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued). . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

Super-Multi Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Super-Multi Drive (Continued). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

Super-Multi Drive (Continued). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

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LED 14.0”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

LCD Inverter (not available with this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

Display Supported Resolution (LCD Supported Resolution). . 1-35 Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution). . 1-35

Mini Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

3G Card (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

Audio Codec and Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38

Audio Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39

VRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39

USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40

AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40

System Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41

Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41

System LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42

System DMA Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42

CHAPTER 2 System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

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

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

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

Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

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

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

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

Clearing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18

Removing BIOS Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Miscellaneous Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21

Using DMITools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Crisis Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

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CHAPTER 3 Machine Maintenance Procedures

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Maintenance Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7

Battery Pack Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

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

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

Dummy Card Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Keyboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Keyboard Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

ODD Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Lower Cover Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Lower Cover Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Module Removal. . . 3-16

DIMM Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Module Removal . . . 3-18

WLAN Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

USB Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

USB Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

RTC Battery Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

RTC Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Bluetooth Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Bluetooth Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Thermal Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

Thermal Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

HDD Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Mainboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

Mainboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

LCD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

Speaker Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

Speaker Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

LCD Bezel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

LCD Bezel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36

Camera Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37

Camera Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

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LCD Panel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

LCD Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

LCD Bracket Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

LCD Bracket Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

LVDS Cable Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

LVDS Cable Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

WLAN Antenna Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

WLAN Antenna Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3

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

No Display Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Touchpad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Internal Speaker Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Microphone Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

USB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Other Functions Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Intermittent Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15

Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-16

CHAPTER 5 Jumper and Connector Locations

Mainboard Jumper and Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5

Clearing Password Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

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CHAPTER 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4

FRU List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-20

CHAPTER 7 Model Definition and Configuration

Acer 4255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

Aspire 4253G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-22

CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

CHAPTER 9 Online Support Information

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3

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CHAPTER 1

Hardware Specifications

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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

Privacy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

Optical Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Dimension and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Special Keys and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

I/O Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9

Notebook Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18

Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20

Specification Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Computer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

Processor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

CPU Fan True Value Table). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

GPU Fan True Value Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

System Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

Memory Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

Video Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

LAN Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

Super-Multi Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Super-Multi Drive (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

Super-Multi Drive (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

LED 14.0”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

LCD Inverter (not available with this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

Display Supported Resolution (LCD Supported Resolution) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution). . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

Mini Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

3G Card (not available in this model). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37

Audio Codec and Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38

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Audio Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39

VRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39

USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40

AC Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40

System Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41

Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41

System LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42

System DMA Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Features 0

Below is a summary of the computer’s features:

Operating System 0

 Genuine Windows  Genuine Windows

7 Home Premium 64-bit

7 Home Basic 64-bit

Platform 0

 AMD E-Series processor E-240/E-350 (512 KB / 1 MB L2 cache, 1.50/1.60 GHz, DDR3

1066 MHz, 18 W)

 AMD A50M Fusion™ Controller Hub

System Memory 0

 Single-channel DDR3 SDRAM, supports 2 DIMMS:

 Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM

modules

Display 0

 14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™

LED-backlit TFT LCD

 Mercury-free, environment-friendly  16:9 aspect ratio

Audio Subsystem 0

 High-definition audio support  Built-in mono speaker  MS-Sound compatible  Built-in microphone

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Graphics 0

Aspire 4253

 ATI Radeon™ HD 6310 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory,

supporting Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD3), OpenCL™ 1.1, Ope nGL High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft

 External resolution / refresh rates:

 VGA port up to 2560 x 1600: 60 Hz  HDMI

port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

Aspire 4253G

 AM D Radeon™ HD 6470M with 512 MB of de dicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unifie d

Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX®, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1

 Microsoft® DirectX® Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)  External resolution / refresh rates:

 VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz  HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

Aspire 4253/4253G

 Dual independent display support  16.7 million colors

3.1, OpenEXR

DirectX® 11

 MPEG-2/DVD decoding  VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding

 MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX  HDMI

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

and Xvid decoding

Content Protection) support

Storage Subsystem 0

Hard disk drive:

 250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger

2-in-1 card reader:

 Supports Secure Digital™ (SD) Card and MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)

Privacy Control 0

 BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords  Kensington lock slot

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Optical Media Drive 0

8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:

 Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R,

6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

 Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL,

6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Communication 0

Acer Video Conference:

 Acer Crystal Eye webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution

WLAN:

 Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™  Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™  Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology

WPAN:

 Bluetooth  Bluetooth

LAN:

3.0+HS

2.1+EDR

 Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Dimension and Weight 0

Dimensions:

 342 (W) x 249 (D) x 28.5/33.5 (H) mm (13.68 x 9.96 x 1.14/1.34 inches)

Weight:

 2.2 kg (4.86 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Power Adapter and Battery 0

ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

Power adapter

 3-pin 65 W AC adapter:

 95 (W) x 50 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm (3.74 x 1.96 x 1 inches)  216 g (0.47 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable

Battery

 48.8 Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack  Battery life: 4.5 hours

 ENERGY STAR

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Special Keys and Controls 0

Keyboard

 86-/87-/91-key Acer FineTip keyboard with international language support

Touchpad

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

Media keys

 Media control keys (pri nted on keyboa rd): pla y/p ause , stop, prev ious, next, volume u p,

volume down

I/O Ports 0

 2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)  Three USB 2.0 ports

 HDMI  External display (VGA) port  Headphone/speaker/line-out jack  Microphone-in jack  Ethernet (RJ-45) port  DC-in jack for AC adapter

port with HDCP support

Optional Items 0

 1/2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module  6-cell Li-ion battery pack  3-pin 65 W AC adapter

Warranty 0

 One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Environment 0

 Temperature:

 Operating: 41 F to 95 F (5 C to 35 C)  Non-operating: -4 F to -149 F (20 C to 65 C)

 Humidity (non-condensing):

 Operating: 20% to 80%  Non-operating: 20% to 80%

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Software 0

Productivity

 Acer Backup Manager  Acer ePower Management  Acer eRecovery Management

 Adobe  Adobe

 Barnes & Noble Desktop Reader (US only)  Bing™ Bar  eSobi™

 Microsoft  Microsoft

 New York Times Reader (US only)  Norton™ Online Backup

Security

 McAfee  MyWinLocker

 Multimedia  Cyberlink

Flash® Player 10.1

Reader® 9.1

Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activ at e)

Office Starter 2010

Internet Security Suite Trial

(except China, Hong Kong)

PowerDVD™

 NTI Media Maker™

Gaming

 Oberon GameZone (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)  WildTangent

 Communication and ISP  Acer Crystal Eye

 Microsoft  Skype™  Windows Live™ Essentials

(US, Canada only)

Silverlight™

Web links and utilities

 Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,

UK only)

 Acer Identity Card  Acer Registration  Acer Updater

 eBay  Netflix shortcut (US only)

shortcut 2009 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, US only)

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Notebook Tour 0

6 7

Figure 1-1. Top View

Table 1-1. Top View

# Icon Item Description

1 Acer Crystal Eye

webcam

2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays

3 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

4 Keyboard For entering data into your computer 5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like

Web camera for video communication. (only for certain models)

computer output (configuration may vary by model).

a computer mouse.

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Table 1-1. Top View

# Icon Item Description

6 Click buttons

(left, and right)

The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons.

7 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. 8 Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status.

Battery indicator Indicates the computer's battery status.

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

2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode.

HDD indicator Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

Communication indicator

Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivity device status.

9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you

use the computer.

10 Speaker Delivers audio output.

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Figure 1-2. Closed Front View

Table 1-2. Closed Front View

# Icon Item Description

1 Microphone jack Accepts inputs from external microphones.

Headphone/speaker/li ne-out jack

Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones).

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Figure 1-3. Rear View

Table 1-3. Rear View

# Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.

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Figure 1-4. Left View

Table 1-4. Left View

# Icon Item Description

1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer

security lock. Note: Wrap the computer security 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.

2 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.

3 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool,

even after prolonged use.

4 External display

(VGA) port

5 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based

6 HDMI port Supports high-definition digital video

7 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse,

Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).

network.

connections.

USB camera).

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Figure 1-5. Right View

Table 1-5. Right View

# Icon Item Description

2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or

3 Optical disk access

4 Optical drive eject

USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices

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

DVDs. Lights up when the optical drive is

indicator

button

active. Ejects the optical disk from the drive.

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Figure 1-6. Base View

Table 1-6. Base View

# Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.

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

prolonged use.

4 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal.

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Touchpad Basics 0

NOTE

Figure 1-7. Touchpad

 Move your finger across the Touchpad (1) to move the cursor.  Press the left (2) and right (3) buttons located beneath the Touchpad to perform

selection and execution functions. These two buttons are the equivalent of the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the Touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.

Function Main Touchpad (1) Left Button (2) Right Button (3)

Execute Tap twice (at the same speed as

double-clicking a mouse button).

Quickly click

twice. Select Tap once. Click once. Drag Tap twice (at the same speed as

double-clicking a mouse button); rest your finger on the Touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor.

Click and hold,

then use finger on

the Touchpad to

drag the cursor. Access context

Click once.

When using the Touchpad, keep it - and fingers - dry and clean. The Touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard will not increase the Touchpad’s responsiveness.

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Using the Keyboard 0

The computer has a close-to-full-sized keyboard and an embedded numer ic keypad, separate cursor, lock, function and special keys.

Figure 1-8. Keyboard Lock Keys

Lock Keys 0

The keyboard has three lock keys which can be toggled on and off.

Lock key Description

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

Scroll Lock <Fn> + <F12>

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. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad.

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when the up or down arrow keys are pressed respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.

Embedded Numeric Keypad

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

Table 1-7. Embedded Numeric Keypad

Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off

Number keys on embedded keypad

Type nu mbers in a normal manner.

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold <Fn> while typing letters

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Hold <Shift> while using cursor-control keys.

on embedded keypad.

Hold <Fn> while using cursor-control keys.

Type the letters in a normal manner.

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Windows Keys 0

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

 Windows Logo key  Application key

Key Description

Windows Logo key

Pressed alone, this key has the same ef fect as clicking on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions.

Functions supported by Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7:

< >: Open or close the Start menu < > + <R>: Open the Run dialog box < > + <M>: Minimizes all windows <SHIFT> + < > + M: Undo minimize all windows < > + <F1>: Show the help window < > + <E>: Open Windows Explorer < > + <F>: Search for a file or folder < > + <D>: Show the desktop <CTRL> + < > + <F>: Search for computers (if you are on a network) < > + <L>: Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network

domain), or switch users (if you're not connected to a network domain) <CTRL> + < > + <TAB>: Moves focus from Start menu, to the Quick

Launch toolbar , to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

< > + <TAB>: Cycle through programs on the taskbar < > + <BREAK>: Display the System Properties dialog box

Functions supported by Windows XP:

< > + <BREAK>: Show the System Properties dialog box < > + <U>: Open Ease of Access Center

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

application's context menu.

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Hotkeys 0

The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.

Figure 1-9. Keyboard Hotkeys

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

Hot key Icon Function Description

<Fn> + <F3> Communication Enables/disables the computer’s

communication devices. (Communication devices may vary by configuration.)

<Fn> + <F4> Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep

mode.

<Fn> + <F5> Display toggle Switches display output between

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

<Fn> + <F6> Display off Turns the display screen

backlight off to save power. Press any key to return.

<Fn> + <F7> Touchpad toggle Turns the touchpad on and off.

<Fn> + <F8> Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

<Fn> + <

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + <

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Y >

Brightness down Decreases the scr ee n brig htn e ss.

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Hot key Icon Function Description

<Fn> + <

<Fn> + <Home> Play/Pause Plays or pauses media files

<Fn> + <Pg Up> Stop Stops media file

<Fn> + <End> Next Plays the next media file

V >

[

Volume up Increases the sound volume.

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

Previous Plays the previous media file

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System Block Diagram

FFC

USB BOARD

USB2.0 Ports x3

DDR3

800MHz

VRAM

64MX16X8,128 bit

64MX16X4,64 bit

HDMI

CRT

HDMI

CRT

LVDS

DIG

UMA/Muxless

ATI

Seymour XT

PCI-Express 4X

VGA AMD Seymour XT

128-bit M2 Pkg

29mm X 29mm

TDP~18W

AMD Brazos

19mmX19mm 413pin BGA

Zacate

SYSTEM DIAGRAM

DDR3

Channel A

(Reserve Only)

CPU THERMAL

SENSOR

HT3

1.8GHz

P13

Web-Camera

P10

CardReader

12MHz

AU6437

Blue Tooth

WLAN & Debug

USB2.0 Port

Mini Card

on board x1

PCLK_DEBUG

Azalia

Conexant 20584

Audio CODEC

Speaker CN

(H.P./ MIC)

INT MIC AUDIO CONN

AMD

TDP~4.7W

Hudson-M1

23mmX23mm, 605pin BGA

LPC

SPI ROM

NPCE791L

PCI-Expresss

(Wireless LAN)

Mini PCI-E

Card

SATA0 150MB

SATA1 150MB

ȼȽƛȾȿɀ

Winbond KBC

CLK_PCI_775

TouchPad

Keyboard

DDR3- SODIMM1

DDR3- SODIMM2

CPU SideBand TemperatureSense I2C

PWM FAN SCH.

25MHz

E.C. (CPUFAN#)

CPU (PROCHOT)

32.768KHz

(10/100/1000)

LAN

Atheros

AR8151L rev.B

RJ45

25MHz

SATA - ODD

SATA - HDD

CPU SideBand TemperatureSense I2C

CPU

NB_CORE (UP6111AQDD)

AMD CPU CORE (ISL6265)

CHARGER (ISL88731A)

0.9V/DDR 1.5V(RT8207)

SYSTEM 5V/3V (RT8206)

Discharge /Thermal protec

1.1V(UP6111AQDD)

Figure 1-10. System Block Diagram

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Specification Tables 0

NOTE

Computer specifications

Item Metric Imperial

Dimensions Length 245 mm 9.64 in Width 342 mm 13.46 in Height

(front to rear) Weight (equipped with optical

drive, flash drive, and battery) Input power Operating voltage 19V Operating current 3.42A Temperature Operating (not writing to

optical disc) Operating (writing to optical

disc) Nonoperating -20°C to 60°C -4°F to 140°F Relative humidity Operating 20% to 80% Nonoperating 20%to 80% Maximum altitude (unpressurized)

19.4/25.4 mm 0.76/0.99 in

2.15 kg with 6-cell battery 4.73 lbs with 6-cell battery

0°C to 35°C 32°F to 95°F

0°C to 40°C 32°F to 104°F

Operating -15 to 3,048m -50 to 10,000ft Nonoperating -15 to 12,192m -50 to 40,000ft Shock Operating 105G, 2 ms, half-sine Nonoperating 220 G, 2 ms, half-sine Random vibration Operating 0.6G/5~500HZ/30min per axis Nonoperating 1.5G/5~500HZ/30 min per axis

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

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System Board Major Chips

Item Specification

Core logic AMD Brazos platform Hudson-M1 VGA ATI

Seymour XT LAN Atheros 8151 USB 2.0 Hudson-M1 Super I/O controller Hudson-M1 Bluetooth Atheros AR3011/ Broadcom BCM2070/ Broadcom BCM2046 Wireless Atheros HB93/HB95/ HB97, Broadcom 943225/43225/ 4313/ 4312,

RTL8192 PCMCIA N/A Audio codec Conexant 20584 Card reader AU6437-GBL eSata N/A

Processor

Item Specification

CPU type Zacate TDP-18W CPU package 413pin BGA Core Logic

Two execution cores

 A 32-KB instruction and 32-KB data first cache (L1) for each core  A 256-KB shared instruction/data second-level cache (L2) for each core  Up to 4-MB shared instruction/data third-level cache (L3), shared among all

cores

Chipset Hudson-M1

Processor Specifications

Item CPU

Speed

(GHz)

Cores/

Threads

Bus

Speed

(FSB/

Mfg

Tech (nm)

Cache

Size

Package Voltage

DMI/QBI)

E-350 1.6 2 500 MHz 40 1MB L2 FT1 BGA 0.875V~

.11V

C-50 1.0 2 280 MHz 40 1MB L2 FT1 BGA 0.875V~

.11V

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CPU Fan True Value Table)

Temperature (°C) Fan Speed (RPM) SPL Spec (dBA)

Fan on = 45C; Fan Off = 42C 2350 28 Fan on = 50C; Fan Off = 48C 2800 31 Fan on = 58C; Fan Off = 56C 3100 34 Fan on = 63C; Fan Off = 61C 3500 37 Fan on = 82C; Fan Off = 80C 3850 40 Fan on = 92C; Fan Off = 85C 5V N/A

 Throttling 50%: On =95C; Off=90C  OS Shut down: 100C  H/W Shut down: 105C

GPU Fan True Value Table)

Temperature (°C) Fan Speed (RPM) SPL Spec (dBA)

 Throttling 50%: On =95C; Off=90C  OS Shut down: 100C  H/W Shut down: 105C

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Built in at CPU Memory size DDRIII 1333 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB DIMM socket number 2 sockets Supports memory size per socket 4 GB Supports maximum memory size 8 GB Supports DIMM type

 SDRAM memory interface design

Note: Processor supports up to 1066 Mhz only Supports DIMM Speed 800/1066 SDRAM Support DIMM voltage 1.5V Supports DIMM package Standard 204P

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Memory Combinations

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

0 1024 1024 1024 0 1024 1024 1024 2048

0 2048 2048 2048 0 2048 2048 2048 4096 4096 0 4096

0 4096 4096 4096 4096 8192

Video Inte rface

Item Specification

Chipset ATI

Seymour XT

64-bit Package M2 Pkg Interface PCIE X4 Compatibility Fully compliant with the electrical specifications of

ANSI/TIA/EIA-644 Sampling rate 115MHz

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Insyde BIOS Version 0.07 BIOS ROM type MX25L3205A, MX25L3206A, W25X32A, W25Q32BV,

EN25F32, Atmel26DF321 BIOS ROM size 4MB Features

 Insyde code base  Flash ROM 4 MB  Support ISIPP

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LAN Interface

Item Specification

LAN Chipset Atheros 8151 LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location JRJ45 at the left side Features Supports 10/100/1000

Keyboard

Item Specification

Type New Acer TM7T flat keyboard Total number of keypads 105-US/106-UK key Windows logo key Yes Internal & external keyboard

work simultaneously Features

Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes

 Phantom key auto detect  Overlay numeric keypad  Support independent pgdn/pgup/pgup/home/end keys  Support reverse T cursor keys  Factory configurable different languages by OEM customer

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Hard Disk Drive (AVL components)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

Capacity (GB) 160 250 320 Bytes per sector 512 Data heads 2 2 3 Drive Format Disks 1 1 2 Spindle speed

(RPM) Performance Specifications Buffer size 8MB Interface SATA Fast data transfer

rate (Gbits / sec, max)

Hitachi HTS545016B9A300, HTS545016B9SA00, Seagate ST9160314AS,

ST9160314ASG, ST9160301AS

3.0, 3.0, 1.175, 1.175,

1.175,

Hitachi HTS545025B9A300, HTS545025B9SA00, Seagate ST9250315AS,

ST9250315ASG

5400

3.0, 3.0, 1.175, 1.175 3.0, 3.0, 1.175, 1.175

Hitachi HTS545032B9A300, HTS545032B9SA00, Seagate ST9320325AS,

ST9320325ASG

Media data transfer rate

(Mbytes/sec max) DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V ±5%

845, 300, 300, 300 875, 875, 300, 300 875, 875, 300, 300

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Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

Hitachi HTS545040B9A300/H

TS545040B9SA00, Seagate ST9400326AS

Hitachi HTS545050B9A300, HTS545050B9SA00 Seagate ST9500325AS,

WD WD6400BPVT

ST9500325ASG WD

WD5000BPVT Capacity (GB) 400 500 640 Bytes per sector 512 Data heads 4 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 4 Drive Format Disks 2 Spindle speed

5400

(RPM) Performance Specifications Buffer size 8MB Interface SATA Fast data transfer

rate

3.0, 3.0, 1.175, 1.175 3.0, 3.0, 1.175, 1.175,

3.0

(Gbits / sec, max) Media data transfer

875, 875, 300, 300 875, 875, 300, 300, 97 97

rate (Mbytes/sec max)

DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V ±5%

3.0

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Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

Capacity (GB) 750 Bytes per sector 512 Data heads 4 Drive Format Disks 2 Spindle speed

(RPM) Performance Specifications Buffer size 8MB Interface SATA Fast data transfer

rate (Gbits / sec, max)

Media data transfer rate

(Mbytes/sec max)

Toshiba MK7559GSXP WD WD7500BPVT

5400

3.0

584.3-1195.5, 97

DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V ±5%

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Super-Multi Drive

Item Specification

Vendor & Model name

Performance Specification

Transfer rate (KB/sec)

HLDS GT32N

With CD Diskette

Sustained: Max 3.6 (24x)

With DVD Diskette

Sustained: Max 11.08 (8x)

Panasonic UJ890

With CD Diskette

Sustained:

Max 3.6 (24x) Buffer Memory 1 MB Interface SATA Applicable disc

format

DVD: DVD-ROM: 4.7GB (Single Layer) 8.5GB

(Dual Layer) DVD-R: 3.95GB (Ver. 1.0: read only) 4.7GB (Ver. 2.0 for Authoring: read only) 4.7GB (Ver. 2.1 for General: read & write) (DL) 8.5GB (Ver . 3.0) DVD-RW: 4.7GB (Ver. 1.2/ Rev 1.0, 2.0,

3.0), DVD-RAM: 4.7GB/side (Ver. 2.2), DVD+R: 4.7GB (Ver. 1.3) (DL) 8.5GB (Ver. 1.1), DVD+RW: 4.7GB (Vol.1 Ver.1.3)

DVD:

DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM,

DVD-R(4.7GB), DVD-R DL,

DVD-RW(Ver.1.1/1.2), DVD+R,

DVD+R DL, DVD+RW,

DVD-RAM(4.7GB)

CD:

CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA,

PhotoCD (multisession), Video CD,

Cd-Extract (CD+), CD-text

CD:

CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc, CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo-CD Multi- Session, Video CD, CD-Audio Disc

Mixed mode, CD-ROM disc (data and audio), CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R (Conforming to “Orange Book Part 2”: read & write), CD-RW (Conforming to “Orange Book Part 3”: read & write)

With DVD Diskette

Sustained: Max 10.8 (8x)

Loading mechanism

Electrical Release (Release Button) Release by ATAPI command

Emergency Release Power Requirements Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5% (Operating) DC 5V +/- 0.25V

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Super-Multi Drive (Continued)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model name

Performance Specification

Transfer rate (KB/sec)

Pioneer

DVR-TD10RS

With CD

Diskette

Sustained:

- CD-ROM inside

1.5

- CD-ROM outside

3.6

With DVD Diskette

Sustained:

- DVD-R inside 2.7

- DVD-R outside

10.8

- DVD+R inside

3.24

- DVD+R outside

10.8

PLDS DS-8A5SH

With CD Diskette

Sustained:

- CD-ROM inside

1.45

- CD-ROM outside

3.5

Buffer Memory 1.5 MB Interface SATA Applicable disc

format

KODAK PhotoCD Single and

Multi-session

CD Extra (CDPLUS)

Video CD

CD text data (Read/Write)

CD-R discs (Read/Write)

CD-RW discs (Read/Write)

DVD-ROM

DVD-R Ver.2.0 &2.1 for General

DVD: DVD-ROM (4.7G/8.54G) single layer

on single/double side (Read Only), DVD-ROM dual layer (PTP/OTP) on single/double side (Read Only), DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R (4.7G for General), DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD-R9, DVD-RAM(4.7G)

CD: CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW

(Read/Write)

DVD-R DL Ver.3.0 (Read/Write)

DVD-RW Ver.1.0&1.1&1.2

(Read/Write) DVD+R

Ver.1.3 (Rea d/Write)

DVD+R DL Ver1.0&1.1 (Read/Write)

DVD+RW

Ver.1.3 (Rea d/Write)

DVD+RW high speed Ver.1.0

(Read/Write)

DVD-RAM Ver.2.0&2.1&2.2 (*1)

With DVD Diskette

Sustained:

- DVD-ROM inside

3.7

- DVD-ROM outside 10

Loading mechanism

Electrical Release (Release Button)

Release by ATAPI command

Manual load Plunger system

Emergency Release Power Requirements Input Voltage 5V +/- 5% (Operating)

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Super-Multi Drive (Continued)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model name

Performance Specification

Transfer rate (KB/sec)

Sony

AD-7585H

With CD

Diskette

Sustained:

- CD-ROM inside

1,571

- CD-ROM outside

3,650

With DVD Diskette

Sustained:

- DVD-ROM inside 4,574

- DVD-ROM outside 10,993

TSST

TS-L633F With CD

Diskette Sustained:

Max 3.6 (24x)

With DVD Diskette

Sustained: Max

10.08Mbytes/sec

Buffer Memory 2 MB 1.5 MB Interface SATA Applicable disc

format

DVD:

DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10,

DVD-18), DVD-Video, DVD-Audio,

SACD (Hybrid), UDF DVD, DVD-R,

DVD-R DL, DVD-R 3.95 GB, DVD-R

Authoring, DVD-R Multi-Border,

DVD-R Download (DVD-R CSS,

Qflix), DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL,

DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+R

Multi-Session, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM

V1.0, DVD-RAM V2.0 & 2.1 &2.2

CD:

CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1,

CD-ROM/XA Mode-2 Form-1 and

Mode-2 Form-2, CD-i, CD-i Bridge,

Video-CD (MPEG-1), Karaoke CD,

Photo-CD, Enhanced CD, CD Plus,

CD Extra, itrax CD, CD-Text, UDF

CD, CD-R, and CD-RW

DVD: DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual

DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book

1.0, 3.9G) DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) General & Authoring DVD+R (Version 1.0) DVD+RW DVD-RW (Non CPRM & CPRM) DVD±R Dual

DVD-RAM CD: CD-DA (Red Book) - S t a ndard Au dio

CD & CD-TEXT CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) Photo CD, Multi-Session CD-I (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge) CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 CD-R (Orange Book Part ‡U) CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part‡V Volume1 & Volume2) Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type US & US+ RW (US 32X CD-RW Disc recording disable)

Loading mechanism

Horizontal & Vertical, Motorized

Tray-type loading

Drawer (Solenoid Open)

Power Requirements Input Voltage DC +5V ± 5% DC +5V ± 5%

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LED 14.0”

Item Specification

Vendor & Model name AUO B140XW01

LG LP140WH1 LG LP140WH4 Samsung LTN140AT01-G03

Chimei BT140GW01 Screen Diagonal (mm) 354.95 Active Area (mm) 309.4 X173.95 Display resolution (pixels) 1366 x 768 Pixel Pitch (mm) 0.2265X0.2265

Typical White Luminance (cd/m also called Brightness

200 typ. (5 points average)

)

170 min. (5 points average) Contrast Ratio 500 typ Response Time (Optical Rise

8 typ / 16 Max Time/Fall Time) msec

Typical Power Consumption (watt) 3.8 max. (Include Logic and Blu power) Weight (without inverter) 350 max. Physical Size (mm) 324 (L) x 192.5 (W) x 5.2 (D) Electrical Interface 1 channel LVDS Viewing Angle (degree)

Horizontal (Right) CR = 10 (Left) Vertical (Upper) CR = 10 (Lower)

40 min / 45 typ

10 min / 15 typ

30 min / 35 typ

LCD Inverter (not available with this mode l)

Item Specification

Vendor & Model name Brightness conditions Input voltage (v) Input current (mA) Output voltage (V, RMS) Output current (mA, RMS) Output voltage frequency

(KHz)

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Display Supported Resolution (LCD Supported Resolution)

Resolution 16 bits 32 bits Intel NVIDIA ATI

800x600p/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1024x768p/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1280x600/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A 1280x720/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1280x768/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1360x768/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1366x768/60Hz 16:9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Graphics Controller

Item Specification

VGA Chip

 ATI  Seymour XT

Supports No

Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution)

Resolution 16 bits 32 bits Intel NVIDIA ATI

Bluetooth Interface

Item Specifications

Chipset Atheros AR3011 Broadcom

BCM2070

Broadcom BCM2046

Broadcom

BU12 BT2.1/ Data throughput TX 1.2Mbits/sec, RX 1.2Mbits/sec Protocol 2.1+EDR 2.1 + EDR 2.1+EDR 2.1/ 3.0+EDR Interface USB 2.0 Connector type

8 pin narrow pitch connector

JST SM06B-XSRK-E

JST SM08B SURS

- TF

6 pin narrow

pitch connector

Supported protocol

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Bluetooth Module

Item Specifications

Controller AR3011 Feature

 Single-chip Bluetooth v2.1/3.0 + EDR integrated solution  USB 2.0 full-speed device interface with support for Device

Firmware Upgrade (DFU)

 SPI interface supports external serial flash devices  Two on-chip 1.2V linear voltage regulators  Integrated 32-bit CPU with 32KB data RAM and 256KB

program RAM

 On-board PLL  On-chip low power oscillator (LPO)  WLAN coexistence interface  Standard USB HCI interface

Controller BCM2070 Features

 Bluetooth 2.1 compliant  Point-to-multipoint operation  External USB interface for data  Onboard antenna and SMA RF connector  Coexistence support

Controller BCM2046 Features

 Fully Qualified Bluetooth v2.1 with Class 2 specification RF

output power

 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) compliant  Full Piconet and Scatternet operation  Integrated PIFA Antenna with better RF performance  USB 2.0 compliant interface  F/W upgradable via Flash downloads  Very low power consumption  Support Coexistence with Intel WCS (Wireless Coexistence

System) & AFH (Adaptive Frequency Hopping) Controller BU12 Features

 Single-chip Bluetooth v2.1/3.0+EDR integrated solution  USB 2.0 full-speed device interface with support for Device

Firmware Upgrade (DFU)

 SPI interface supports external serial flash devices  Two on-chip 1.2V linear voltage regulators  Integrated 32-bit CPU with 32KB data RAM and 256KB

program RAM

 On-board PLL  On-chip low power oscillator (LPO)  Standard USB HCI interface

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Camera

Item Specification

Vendor & Model

Type CMOS image sensor

Chicony 1.3 MB CNFA130, CNF9157

with SXGA

Suyin 1.3MB HF1316, HF1315

CMOS image sensor S5K6A1GX03

Liteon 1.3MB 09P2SF119, 10P2TF103

CMOS image sensor with SXGA

Mini Card

Item Specification

Number supported 1 Features 1 mini card slot (for WLAN or WLAN/WiMax)

3G Card (not available in this model)

Item Specification

Features

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Audio Codec and Amplifier

Item Specification

Audio Controller Conexant 20584 Features

 24-bit, 2 pairs of independent DACs and 3 pairs of independent ADCs  ProCoustic headphone driver delivers 50 mW into 32 ohm load with no

pop, eliminating the need for an external amplifier and DC-blocking capacitors

 Integrated 5 V to 3.3 V low-dropout voltage regulator for improved audio

performance, eliminating need for external regulator or power transistor.

 Integrated 3.3 V to 1.8 V low-dropout voltage regulator, used to power

digital blocks

 Integrated 2 WRMS (per channel) class-D stereo speaker amplifier with

Spread Spectrum and 10-kV ESD withstand capability

 Digital Microphone interface with internal MIC boost supporting 2 digital

microphone elements

 Works with all digital microphones.

 Internal microphone boost

 Digital: 0, 12, 24, 36, 48 dB  Analog: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 dB

 Microphone Security Control

 Please contact Conexant Sales/F AE for additional co nfidential document

to disable the bit in microphone from the BIOS.

 Exceeds Windows Vista and Windows 7 Desktop and Notebo ok Premium

Logo

 Requirements, WLP4.0  D-Flex power management exceeds Intel ECR 15B requirements, and

features Wake-On-PCBeep functionality

 Hardware Headphone limiter bit (supports GS Mark EN50332-2)  Compliant with Intel High Definition Audio Specification Rev. 1.0

 Supports both 1.5 V and 3.3 V signaling with the core logic chipset

 Retaskable ports

 Configure between Headphone and Line-out or between Mic and Line-in

 Independent sampling rate for DAC and ADC; supports audio formats

ranging from 16-bit, 44.1 kHz to 24-bit, 192 kHz for DACs, and from 16-bit,

44.1 kHz to 24-bit, 96 kHz for ADCs.

 Pop Shield: pops and clicks reduction circuitry, including class-D speaker

outputs

 Jack sense detects up to 8 jacks using only two sense pins  Dual Sony Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) outputs  Digital Mixer  Simultaneous DAC and SPDIF engines

 +3.3 V analog and I/O operation; uses Vaux for power management

modes

Amplifier CX20584 embedded amplifier

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Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio Controller Conexant 20584 Audio onboard or optional On board Mono or Stereo Mono Resolution Support 16/24bit PCM Compatibility HD audio Interface Sampling rate Sample rate up to 192Khz resolution VSR (Variable Sampling

Rate) Internal microphone Yes Internal speaker/quantity Yes/(1W speakers x1)

Wireless Module 802.11b/g/n

Item Specification

Chipset Atheros HB97 BCM943225HM Data throughput

11-54 Mbps, up to 300 Mbps for Draft-N 11-54 Mbps, up to 300 Mbps for Draft-N

Protocol b, g, n b, g, n Interface PCI-E PCI-E

Battery

Item Specification

Vendor & Model name Panasonic AS10D51, Samsung AS2010D, Sanyo 3UR18650,

Simplo AS2010D, Sony AS10D41 Battery Type Lithium-Ion Pack capacity 4400mAh Number of battery cell 6 Package configuration 2P3S

VRAM

Item Specification

Chipset Hynix / Samsung Memory size 1G to 2G Interface Standard define

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USB Port

Item Specification

USB compliance level Universal Serial Bus 2.0 EHCI 2 Number of USB port(s) 3 Location 1 left side, 2 right side Output Current 1.05V

HDMI Port

Item Specification

Compliance level HDMI1.3a Data throughput Up to 16.7 million colors Number of HDMI port(s) 1 Location 1 left side

AC Adapter

Item Specification

Input rating 100-240V~1.7A(1,7A) 50-60Hz Maximum input AC current 264 Vrms Inrush current 264 Vac (Cold/Hot start) No damage; meet fuse and bridge

diode I

t de-rating.

Efficiency Meets EPA 2.0 level V requirement. The adapter efficiency

shall be more than 87%, that is the average value of 25%,

50%, 75% and 100% load with both 115Vac/60Hz and

230Vac/50Hz input voltage condition.

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System Power Management

Item Specification

Mech. Off (G3) Al devices in the system are turned off completely. Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are turned off

completely. Working (G0/S0) Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disc may be

power managed in this state. Suspend to RAM (S3)

 CPU set power down  VGA Suspend  PCMCIA Suspend  Audio Power Down  Hard Disk Power Down  CD-ROM Power Down  Super I/O Low Power mode

Save to Disk (S4) Also called Hibernation Mode. System saves all system states

and data onto the disc prior to power off the whole system.

Card Reader

Item Specification

Chipset AU6437 Package LQFP 48P Maximum supported size 16G Features 2 in 1 card reader, supporting:

 Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)  Storage cards with adapter: miniSD™

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System LED Indicator

Item Specification

Lock

System state

 Caps Lock on = Blue  Caps Lock on = Blue

 Blue color on: System on  Blue color and amber color off: System off  Amber color on: S3

HDD access state HDD access active = Blue Wireless state Wifi on = Amber Power button backlight

Battery state

 Blue color solid on: System on  Blue color off: System off

 Full charging = Blue  Battery charging = Amber

Back up state Back up active = Blue Arcade module state Arcade module active = Blue Finger print module state Finger print module active = Blue

System DMA Specification

Legacy Mode Power Management

DMA0 N/A DMA1 N/A DMA2 N/A DMA3 N/A DMA4 Direct memory access controller DMA5 Available for ExpressCard DMA6 Not Assigned DMA7 Not Assigned *ExpressCard controller can use DMA 1, 2, or 5.

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System Interrupt Specification

Hardware IRQ System Function

IRQ0 System timer IRQ1 Standard 101-/102-Key or Microsoft® Natural Keyboard IRQ2 Cascaded IRQ3 Hudson-M1 define IRQ5*

 Conexant AC-Link Audio Intel 82801DB/DBM SMBus

Controller-24C3 Data Fax

 Modem with SmartCP

IRQ6 Diskette drive IRQ7* Parallel port IRQ8 System CMOS/real-time clock IRQ9* Microsoft ACPI-compliant system IRQ10*

IRQ11

 Intel USB UHCI controller-24C2  Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphic Controller  Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet Controller

 Intel USB EHCI controller-24CD  Intel USB UHCI controller-24C4  Intel USB UHCI controller-24C7  Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG  TI OHCI 1394 host controller  TI PCI1410 CardBus controller

IRQ12 Synaptics PS/2 Touchpad IRQ13 Numeric data processor IRQ14 Primary IDE channel IRQ15 Secondary IDE channel *Default configuration; audio possible configurations are IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, or none.

NOTE: Express Cards may assert IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11, or IRQ15. Either the infrared or the serial port may assert IRQ3 or IRQ4.

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System IO Address Map

I/O address (hex) System Function (shipping configuration)

000 - 00F DMA controller no. 1 010 - 01F Unused 020 - 021 Interrupt controller no. 1 022 - 024 Opti chipset configuration registers 025 - 03F Unused 02E - 02F 87334 "Super I/O" configuration for CPU 040 - 05F Counter/timer registers 044 - 05F Unused 060 Keyboard controller 061 Port B 062 - 063 Unused 064 Keyboard controller 065 - 06F Unused 070 - 071 NMI enable/RTC 072 - 07F Unused 080 - 08F DMA page registers 090 - 091 Unused 092 Port A 093 - 09F Unused 0A0 - 0A1 Interrupt controller no. 2 I/O Address (hex) System function (shipping configuration) 0A2 - 0BF Unused 0C0 - 0DF DMA controller no. 2 0E0 - 0EF Unused 0F0 - 0F1 Coprocessor busy clear/reset 0F2 - 0FF Unused 100 - 16F Unused 170 - 177 Secondary fixed disk controller 178 - 1EF Unused 1F0 - 1F7 Primary fixed disk controller 1F8 - 200 Unused 201 JoyStick (decoded in ESS1688) 202 - 21F Unused

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System I/O Address Specifications

I/O address (hex) System Function (shipping configuration)

220 - 22F Entertainment audio 230 - 26D Unused 26E - 26 Un used 278 - 27F Unused 280 - 2AB Unused 2A0 - 2A7 Unused 2A8 - 2E7 Unused 2E8 - 2EF Reserved serial port 2F0 - 2F7 Unused 2F8 - 2FF Infrared port 300 - 31F Unused 320 - 36F Unused 370 - 377 Secondary diskette drive controller 378 - 37F Parallel port (LPT1/default) 380 - 387 Unused 388 - 38B FM synthesizer-OPL3 38C - 3AF Unused 3B0 - 3BB VGA 3BC - 3BF Reserved (parallel port/no EPP support) 3C0 - 3DF VGA 3E0 - 3E1 ExpressCard controller in CPU 3E2 - 3E3 Unused 3E8 - 3EF Internal modem 3F0 - 3F7 "A" diskette controller 3F8 - 3FF Serial port (COM1/default) CF8 - CFB PCI configuration index register (PCIDIVO-1) CFC - CFF PCI configuration data register

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CHAPTER 2

System Utilities

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BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

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

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8

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

Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13

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

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

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

Clearing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Removing BIOS Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19

Miscellaneous Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Using DMITools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21

Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-25

Crisis Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26

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NOTE

BIOS Setup Utility 0

This utility is a hardware configuration program built into a computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).

The utility is pre-configured and optimized so most users do not need to run it. If configuration problems occur, the setup utility may need to be run. Refer to Chapter 4, Troubleshooting when a problem arises.

To activate the utility, press of screen.

The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is set to Disabled. To change the boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, set the parameter to Enabled.

To change the boot device without entering the BIOS SETUP, press F12 during POST to enter the multi-boot menu.

Navigating the BIOS Utility 0

Six menu options are:

 Information

F2 during POST (power-on self-test) when prompted at the bottom

 Main  Security  Boot  Exit

To navigate through the following:

 Menu - use the left and right arrow keys  Item - use the up and down arrow keys  Change parameter value - press F5 or F6.  Exit - Press Esc  Load default settings - press F9. Press F10 to save changes and exit BIOS Setup

Utility

NOTE:

Parameter values can be changed if enclosed in square brackets open the DIMM door open the DIMM door[ ]. Navigation keys appear at the bottom of th e screen. Read parameter help carefully when making changes to parameter values. Parameter help is found in the Item Specific Help area of the screen.

NOTE:

System information is subject to specific mode ls.

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BIOS 0

NOTE

The following is a description of the tabs found on the InsydeH20 BIOS Setup Utility screen:

NOTE:

The screens provided are for reference only. Actual values may differ by model.

Information 0

The Information tab shows a summary of computer hardware information.

3.5

CPU Type: CPU Speed:

HDD Model Name: HDD Serial Number: ATAPI Model Name:

System BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version:

Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID:

AMD Engineering Sample

1600 MHz

Hitachi HTS545016B9A300

100513PBPB04ECCYXROL

TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633F

V1.04

ATI VERO12.036.000.003.039043

123456789

Acer

20D4DD9869FEDF11802C60EB698FC1A8

Figure 2-1. BIOS Information

Table 2-1 describes the parameters shown in Figure 2-1

Table 2-1. BIOS Information

Parameter Description

CPU Type CPU (central processing unit) type and speed of system CPU Speed Speed of the CPU HDD Model Name Model name of HDD (hard disk drive) installed on primary IDE

master HDD Serial Number Serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master ATAPI Model Name Model name of Opt ical device ins talled in system System BIOS Version System BIOS version

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Table 2-1. BIOS Information (Continued)

Parameter Description

VGA BIOS Version VGA (video graphics array) firmware version of system Serial Number Serial number of unit Asset Tag Number Asset tag number of system Product Name Product name of the system Manufacturer Name Manufacturer of system UUID Universally Unique Identifier

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Main 0

The Main tab allows the user to set system time and date, enable or di sable boot option and enable or disable recovery.

3.5

Item Specific Help

System Time [02:44:56] System Date Total Memory Video Memory

Graphic Mode <Switchable> Quiet Boot

Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode

[10/18/2010] 2048 MB 384 MB

This is the help for the hour field. Valid range is from 0 to

23. REDUCE/INCREASE: F5/F6

Figure 2-2. BIOS Main

Table 2-2 describes the parameters shown in Figure 2-2.

Table 2-2. BIOS Main Parameter Description Format/Option

System Time BIOS system time in 24-hour format Format: HH:MM:SS

(hour:minute:second)

System Date BIOS system date Format MM/DD/YYYY

(month/day/year) Total Memory Total memory available N/A Video Memory Available memory for video N/A Graphic Mode Shows graphic mode options Option: Switchable or

Discrete Quiet Boot Shows OEM (original equipment manufacturer)

screen during system boot instead of traditional

Option: Enabled or

Disabled

POST screen

Network Boot Option to boot system from LAN (local area

network)

Option: Enabled or

Disabled

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Table 2-2. BIOS Main (Continued) Parameter Description Format/Option

F12 Boot Menu Option to use boot menu during POST Option: Enabled or

Disabled D2D Recovery Option to use D2D Recovery function Option: Enabled or

Disabled SATA Mode Option to set SATA controller mode Option: AHCI or IDE

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Security 0

The Security tab shows parameters that safeguard and protect the computer from unauthorized use.

Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password Is: Clear User Password Is: HDD Password Is:

Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password

Clear Clear

Install or Change the password and the length of password must be greater than one word.

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Power on Password

Figure 2-3. BIOS Security

Table 2-3 describes the parameters shown in Figure 2-3.

Table 2-3. BIOS Security

Parameter Description Option

Supervisor Password Is Supervisor password setting User Password Is User password setting HDD Password Is HDD password setting

Clear or Set Clear or Set Clear or Set

Set Supervisor Password Option to set supervisor password

N/A

Set User Password Option to set user password N/A Set HDD Password Option to set HDD password N/A Password on Boot Shows if password is required during system boot

Disabled or Enabled

CAUTION:

If Power-on-Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure. Refer to Crisis Disk Recovery.

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NOTE:

NOTE

When prompted to enter password, three attempts are allowed before system halts. Resetting BIOS password may require computer be returned to dealer.

Setting a Password 0

Perform the following to set user or supervisor passwords:

1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password dialog box appears.

NOTE:

To change an existing password, refer to Changing a Password.

Figure 2-4. Set Supervisor Password

2. Type a new password in the Enter New Password field. Passwords are not case sensitive and the length must not exceed 12 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

IMPORTANT:

Use care when typing a password. Characters do not appear on the screen.

3. Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to Set.

NOTE:

Password on Boot must be set to Enabled to activate password feature.

4. Press F10 to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Utility.

Removing a Password 0

Perform the following:

1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password dialog box appears:

Figure 2-5. Set Supervisor Password

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2. Type current password in Enter Current Password field and press Enter.

NOTE

3. Press Enter twice Password fields. Computer will set Supervisor Password parameter to Clear.

4. Press F10 to save changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

without typing anything in Enter New Password and Confirm New

Changing a Password 0

1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password dialog box appears.

Figure 2-6. Set Supervisor Password

2. Type current password in Enter Current Password field and press Enter.

3. T ype new password in Enter New Password field. Retype new password in Confirm New Password field.

4. Press Enter. Computer sets Supervisor Password parameter to Set.

NOTE:

Password on Boot must be set to Enabled to activate the password feature.

5. Press F10 to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Utility.

If the verification is OK, the screen will show as follows.

Figure 2-7. Setup Notice

The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter. If the password entered does not match the current password, the screen shows the Setup

Warning dialog. (Figure 2-8)

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Figure 2-8. Setup Warning: Invalid Password

If new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the Setup Warning dialog appears (Figure 2-9).

Figure 2-9. Setup Warning: Passwords Do Not Match

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Boot 0

The Boot tab allows changes to the order of boot devices used to load the operating system. Bootable devices include the:

 USB diskette drives  Onboard hard disk drive  DVD drive in the module bay

Use ↑ and ↓ keys to select a device and press F5 or F6 to change the value.

3.5

Item Specific Help

Boot priority order:

1. HDD0: Hitachi HTS54501689A300

2. ATAPI CDROM: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633F

3. USB FDD:

4. Network Boot: Atheros Boot Agent

5. USB HDD:

6. USB CDROM:

Use <↑> or <↓> to select a device, then press <F5> to move it down the list, or <F6> to move it up the list. Press <Esc> to escape the menu

Figure 2-10. BIOS Boot

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Exit 0

The Exit tab allows users to save or discard changes and quit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes

Exit System Setup and save your changes.

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Figure 2-11. BIOS Exit

Table 2-4 describes the parameters in Figure 2-11.

Table 2-4. Exit Parameters

Parameter Description

Exit Saving Changes Exit BIOS utility and save setup item changes to system. Save Change Without

Save setup item changes to system without exiting.

Exit Exit Discarding Changes Exit BIOS utility without saving setup item changes to system. Load Optimal Defaults Load optimal default values for all setup items. Load Custom Defaults Load custom default values for all setup items. Save Custom Defaults Save setup item changes to system. Discard Changes Load previous values of all setup items.

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BIOS Flash Utilities 0

NOTE

BIOS Flash memory updates are required for the following conditions:

 New versions of system programs  New features or options  Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.

Use the Flash utility to update the system BIOS Flash ROM.

NOTE:

If a Crisis Recovery Disc is not available, create one before Flash utility is used.

NOTE:

Do not install memory related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when Flash is used.

NOTE:

Use AC adaptor power supply when running Flash utility. If battery pack does not contain power to finish loading BIOS Flash, do not boot system.

Perform the following to run Flash.

1. Prepare a bootable USB HDD.

2. Copy Flash utilities to bootable USB HDD.

3. Boot system from bootable USB HDD.

NOTE:

Flash utility has auto execution function.

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DOS Flash Utility 0

Perform the following to use the DOS Flash Utility:

1. Press F2 during boot to enter Setup Menu.

2. Select Boot Menu to modify boot priority order.

Example: If using USB HDD to Update BIOS, move USB HDD to position 1.

Boot priority order:

1. HDD0: Hitachi HTS54501689A300

2. ATAPI CDROM: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633F

3. USB FDD:

4. Network Boot: Atheros Boot Agent

5. USB HDD:

6. USB CDROM:

3.5

Item Specific Help

Use <↑> or <↓> to select a device, then press <F5> to move it down the list, or <F6> to move it up the list. Press <Esc> to escape the menu

Figure 2-12. BIOS Boot

3. Insert the USB HDD and reboot computer.

4. Execute XEWX100.BAT to update BIOS. Flash process begins as shown in Figure 2-13.

C:\>zq8_006t Reading le... Flash package mode. Option: /bios /ecbp

Please do not remove the AC power!

Insyde Flash Utility for InsydeH20 Version 1.3z

Initializing

Current BIOS Model name : ZQ8 New BIOS Model name : ZQ8

Current BIOS version: V0.06t New BIOS version: V0.06t

Updating Block at FFE85000

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Figure 2-13. DOS Flash Process

NOTE

5. Flash is complete when the message, Flash Programming Complete is shown. System will restart automatically when finished.

NOTE:

If AC power is not connected, the following message is shown (Figure 2-14). Plug in the AC power to continue.

Figure 2-14. AC Power Warning

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WinFlash Utility 0

Perform the following to use the WinFlash Utility:

1. Double-click WinFlash executable.

2. Click OK to begin update. A progress screen is shown. (Figure 2-15)

Figure 2-15. InsydeFlash

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Clearing BIOS Passwords 0

NOTE

CAUTION:

If Power-on Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure or flashing the BIOS. See

Crisis Disk Recovery.

This section provides details about removing HDD/BIOS passwords. Clear the BIOS Password as follows:

NOTE:

If the BIOC password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated. (Figure 2-16)

Figure 2-16. Password Error Status

To reset the BIOS password, perform the following:

1. Press any key to exit the menu.

2. In DOS mode, execute ClearSuPw.exe.

Figure 2-17. Clear BIOS Password

76776356

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Removing BIOS Passwords 0

(Hardware method) To clear User or Supervisor passwords, remove lower cover and use a metal instrument to short the CMOS jumper.

Figure 2-18. CMOS Jumper

Table 2-5. CMOS Jumper

Item Description

1 Clear CMOS Jumper

(Software method) If wrong supervisor password is entered three times, the message System will halt! is displayed on screen.

Figure 2-19. Supervisor Password Error

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If user is unable to obtain correct password then it must be removed. There are two methods to do this.

Method 1: 0

If BIOS menu item Power on Password is set to Enabled, then Crisis Recovery disc must be used.

Method 2: 0

If BIOS menu item Power on Password is set to Disabled.

1. Boot to DOS and execute ClearSuPw.exe. (Figure 2-20)

Figure 2-20. Clear Supervisor Password Utility

2. When message Clear the SU Pws completely is displayed, supervisor password has been removed.

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Miscellaneous Tools 0

Using DMITools 0

The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Used in the DMI pool for h ardware management.

When the BIOS shows Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates with the hardware before sending information to the operating system (Windows, etc.).

To update the DMI Pool, perform the following:

1. Boot to DOS.

2. Execute qdmi30a.exe.

To execute a specific function, sele ct the associated menu number.

Figure 2-21. DMI Tools Main Menu Screen

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3. Press 1 to modify the asset tag key.

Figure 2-22. Asset Tag Menu Item

Press 2 to modify the product number key.

Figure 2-23. Product Name Menu Item

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5. Press 3 to modify serial number key.

Figure 2-24. Serial Number Menu Item

Press 4 to modify the 1394 GUID number key.

Figure 2-25. 1394 GUID Number Menu Item

Press 0 to exit.

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8. At the command prompt, type VEEPROM to write any changes in the data to the EEPROM.

NOTE

Figure 2-26. VEEPROM Command Prompt

NOTE:

When using any of the write options, restart the system to make the new DMI data effective.

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Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility 0

Perform the following steps to write MAC (Media Access Control) information to EEPROM:

Use theP.BAT utility to write the MAC.CFG file to the EEPROM under DOS mode.

1. Use a text editor (Ex: Notepad) to open the MAC.CFG file. See the MAC.CFG conten ts in Figure 2-27

Figure 2-27. LAN MAC EEPROM

Table 2-6. LAM MAC EEPROM

Parameter Description

WriteData = ‘001122334455' MAC value StartAddr=7A MAC address WriteLeng=6 MAC value length KeepByte=0 Value not important

2. Enter into DOS.

Run the P.BAT file to write MAC values to EEPROM.

4. Reboot the system when the process has completed.

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Crisis Disk Recovery 0

1. Plug in the USB flash disk.

2. Select the Fast Format option and click Start. Then click Next.

Figure 2-28. USB Flash Crisis Disk

3. Click Format and then Exit to complete the operation.

Figure 2-29. USB Flash Crisis Disk

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4. Copy the BIOS HM40X64.bin file to the USB flash disk root directory.

NOTE

NOTE:

Do not place any other *.fd files to the USB flash disk root directory.

5. Plug in the USB Flash Disk without AC plug.

6. Press Fn + Esc keys and hold them down, then plug in AC power. The power button flashes orange.

7. Press Power button and the system will enter crisis mode to flash the BIOS.

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CHAPTER 3

Machine Maintenance Procedures

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Maintenance Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Battery Pack Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8

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

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

Dummy Card Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9

Keyboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10

Keyboard Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11

ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12

ODD Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13

Lower Cover Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14

Lower Cover Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Module Removal. . . .3-16

DIMM Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Module Removal . . . .3-18

WLAN Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19

USB Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20

USB Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20

RTC Battery Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21

RTC Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21

Bluetooth Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22

Bluetooth Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-23

Thermal Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-24

Thermal Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-25

HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-27

HDD Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-28

Mainboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-29

Mainboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-30

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . .3-31

LCD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-32

Speaker Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-33

Speaker Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-34

LCD Bezel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-35

LCD Bezel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-36

Camera Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-37

Camera Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-38

LCD Panel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-39

LCD Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-40

LCD Bracket Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-41

LCD Bracket Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-41

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LVDS Cable Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-42

LVDS Cable Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-43

WLAN Antenna Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-44

WLAN Antenna Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-44

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Machine Maintenance Procedures

Introduction 0

This chapter contains general information about the comp uter, a list of tools needed to do the required maintenance and step by ste p procedures on how to r emove and in sta ll component s from the computer.

General Information 0

The product previews seen in the following procedures may not represent the final product color or configuration. Cable paths and positioning may also differ from the actual model. During the removal and installation of components, make sure all available cable channels and clips are used and that the cables are installed in the same position.

All prerequisites must be completed prior to starting maintenance.

Recommended Equipment 0

The following equipment are recommended to do the following maintenance procedures:

 Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat  Flat screwdriver  Philips screwdriver  Plastic tweezers  Flat plastic pry

Table 3-1. Screw List

Size Quantity Acer Part No.

M2.5*6.0 18 86.ARE07.001 M2.0*3.0 12 86.ARE07.002 M2.5*3.0 Ni 2 86.R6Z07.001 M2.5*4.0 14 86.PSR07.001 M2.0*2.0 1 86.W4107.002 M3.0*3.0 Ni 4 86.N1407.007

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Maintenance Flowchart 0

The flowchart in Figure 3-1 shows a graphic representation of the module removal and installation sequences. It shows information on what components may need to be removed and installed during servicing.

Battery

Bluetooth

Module

SD Dummy

Card

USB

Board

HDD Module

DIMM

Modules

Speaker

Keyboard ODD Module

Lower Cover

Thermal

Module

Mainboard

LCD Module

LCD Bezel

WLAN

Module

RTC

Battery

LCD Panel

LVDS Cable

Figure 3-1. Maintenance Flow

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Antennas

Camera

LCD Brackets

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Getting Started 0

Flowchart Figure 3-1 identifies sections for the removal and install sequence. Follow the orde r of the sequence to avoid damage to any of the hardware components.

Do the following prior to starting any maintenance procedures:

1. Remove power (A) from the system and peripherals.

2. Remove all cables from system.

Figure 3-2. AC Adapter Outlet

3. Put system on a stable work surface.

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Battery Pack Removal 0

1. Put computer on flat surface, battery side up.

2. Push battery lock/unlock latch (A) to unlock position (Figure 3-3).

3. Push and hold battery release latch (B) to release position (Figure 3-3).

4. Lift battery pack (C) from battery bay (Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3. Battery

IMPORTANT:

Follow local regulations for battery (C) disposal (Figure 3-3).

Battery Pack Installation 0

1. Hold latch (B) in release position and install battery (C) (Figure 3-3).

2. Lock battery lock/unlock latch (A) (Figure 3-3).

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Dummy Card Removal 0

1. Push dummy card (A) in to release it from the spring latch (Figure 3-4).

2. Remove dummy card (A) (Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4. Dummy Card

Dummy Card Installation 0

1. Insert dummy card (A) (Figure 3-4).

2. Push card until spring latch locks.

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Keyboard Removal 0

Prerequisite:

Battery Pack Removal

1. Release seven (7) latches from the keyboard (Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5. Keyboard Latches

2. Turn the keyboard over so that the keys are face down on the palm rest (C) (Figure 3-6).

3. Disconnect keyboard FPC (A) from mainboard connector (B) (Figure 3-6).

Figure 3-6. Keyboard FPC

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CAUTION:

Keyboard FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) can be damaged if removed while mainboard connector is locked.

Keyboard Installation 0

1. Put the keyboard face down on the palm rest (C). Refer to Figure 3-6.

2. Connect keyboard FPC (A) to mainboard connector (B). Refer to Figure 3-6.

3. Turn the keyboard over and align the keyboard with the indentation in the upper cover.

4. Press down to secure the latches on the upper cover. Refer to Figure 3-5.

5. Install battery.

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ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal 0

Prerequisite:

Battery Pack Removal

1. Remove one (1) screw (A) from lower cover (Figure 3-7).

Figure 3-7. ODD Module in Lower Cover

2. Remove ODD module (B) from ODD bay (Figure 3-7).

3. Remove two (2) screws (C) from ODD module (Figure 3-8).

4. Remove ODD bracket (D) from ODD module.

5. Remove ODD bezel (E) from ODD module.

Figure 3-8. ODD Module

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ODD Module Installation 0

1. Install ODD bezel (E) on ODD module (Figure 3-8).

2. Install ODD bracket (D) on ODD module.

3. Secure two (2) screws (C).

4. Insert ODD module (B) into ODD module bay. Refer to Figure 3-7.

5. Install and secure screw (A) to lower cover.

6. Install battery.

ID Size Quantity Screw Type

A M2.5*6.0 1

C M2.0*3.0 2

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Lower Cover Removal 0

Prerequisite:

ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal

Remove twenty three (23) securing screws from the lower cover. Refer to Figure 3-9.

Figure 3-9. Lower Cover Screw Location

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2. Grasp the lower cover by the ODD bay (A) and the fan duct (B) and lift the lower cover from the

upper cover (Figure 3-10).

Figure 3-10. Lower Cover Removal

Lower Cover Installation 0

1. Align and lower cover onto the device (Figure 3-10).

Install and secure twenty three (23) screws to lower cover. Refer to Figure 3-9.

Install ODD.

Green Call out

Red Call out

M2.0*3.0 6

M2.5*6.0 17

Size Quantity Screw Type

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DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Module Removal 0

Prerequisite:

Lower Cover Removal

1. Find DIMM (D) on lower cover (Figure 3-11).

Figure 3-11. Component Location

2. Push DIMM clips (A) outwards (Figure 3-12).

Figure 3-12. DIMM Modules

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Acer ASPIRE 4253, ASPIRE 4253G User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Features 0

Operating System 0

Platform 0

System Memory 0

Display 0

Audio Subsystem 0

Graphics 0

Storage Subsystem 0

Privacy Control 0

Optical Media Drive 0

Communication 0

Dimension and Weight 0

Power Adapter and Battery 0

Special Keys and Controls 0

I/O Ports 0

Optional Items 0

Warranty 0

Environment 0

Software 0

Notebook Tour 0

Touchpad Basics 0

Using the Keyboard 0

Windows Keys 0

Hotkeys 0

Specification Tables 0

Computer specifications

Processor

CPU Fan True Value Table)

GPU Fan True Value Table)

System Memory

Video Inte rface

BIOS

Keyboard

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components)

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued)

Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued)

LCD Inverter (not available with this mode l)

Display Supported Resolution (LCD Supported Resolution)

Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution)

3G Card (not available in this model)

Audio Interface

Battery

VRAM

AC Adapter

Card Reader

System DMA Specification

BIOS Setup Utility 0

Navigating the BIOS Utility 0

BIOS 0

Information 0

Main 0

Security 0

Boot 0

Exit 0

BIOS Flash Utilities 0

DOS Flash Utility 0

WinFlash Utility 0

Clearing BIOS Passwords 0

Removing BIOS Passwords 0

Miscellaneous Tools 0

Using DMITools 0

Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility 0

Crisis Disk Recovery 0

Introduction 0

General Information 0

Recommended Equipment 0

Maintenance Flowchart 0

Getting Started 0

Battery Pack Removal 0

Battery Pack Installation 0

Dummy Card Removal 0

Dummy Card Installation 0

Keyboard Removal 0

Keyboard Installation 0

ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal 0

ODD Module Installation 0