Acer ASPIRE 5551G, ASPIRE 5251, ASPIRE 5551 User Manual

Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 Series

Service Guide

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 service guides.

Date	Chapter	Updates

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Copyright

Copyright © 2010 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

Disclaimer

The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN MESSAGES	Denotes actual messages that appear
	on screen.
NOTE	Gives bits and pieces of additional
	information related to the current
	topic.
WARNING	Alerts you to any damage that might
	result from doing or not doing specific
	actions.
CAUTION	Gives precautionary measures to
	avoid possible hardware or software
	problems.
IMPORTANT	Reminds you to do specific actions
	relevant to the accomplishment of
	procedures.

NOTE: This symbol where placed in the Service Guide designates a component that should be recycled according to the local regulations.

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Preface

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

1.This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2.Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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Table of Contents

System Specifications

1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Your Acer Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Closed Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 TouchPad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

System Utilities

25

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Machine Disassembly and Replacement	43
Disassembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.43
Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.44
Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	45
External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	46
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	46
Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	47
Removing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48
Removing the Optical Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	49
Removing the Logic Lower Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	51
Removing the 3G Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	52
Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	53
Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	54
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	56
Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	58
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	58
Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	59
Removing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	61
Removing the Left Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	65
Removing the Right Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	67
Removing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	69
Removing the TouchPad Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	70
Removing the Card Reader Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	72

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Removing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Removing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Removing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Removing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Removing the LCD Brackets and LVDS Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Removing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Removing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

LCD Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Replacing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Replacing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Replacing the LCD Brackets and LVDS Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Replacing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Replacing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Main Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Replacing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Replacing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Replacing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Replacing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Replacing the Card Reader Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Replacing the TouchPad Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Replacing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Replacing the Right Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Replacing the Left Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Replacing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Replacing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Replacing the DIMM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Replacing the 3G Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Replacing the Logic Lower Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Replacing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Replacing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Troubleshooting

137

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Built-In Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

TouchPad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

HDD Not Operating Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

ODD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

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Wireless Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

External Mouse Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Other Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Jumper and Connector Locations	155
Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.155
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.156
USB/B Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.157
Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.157
CR/B Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.158
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.159
Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.159
Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.159
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.160
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List	161

Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Main Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Base Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

LED Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Model Definition and Configuration	168
Aspire 5251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.168
Aspire 5551G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.170
Aspire 5551 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.179
Test Compatible Components	187
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.188
Online Support Information	195
Index	197

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Chapter 1

System Specifications

Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:

NOTE: Some features not available on all models.

Operating System

•Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

•Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit

CPU/Chipset

•AMD V Series processor V120 (512 KB L2 cache, 2.20 GHz, 3.2GT/s, 25 W) (Aspire 5251)

•AMD M880G Chipset (Aspire 5251)

•AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor N830 (1.5 MB L2 cache, 2.10 GHz, 3.6GT/s, 35 W) (Aspire 5551/5551G)

•AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor P520/N530 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.30/2.50 GHz, 3.6GT/s, 25/35 W) (Aspire 5551/5551G)

•AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P320/N330 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.10/2.30 GHz, 3.2GT/s, 25/35 W) (Aspire 5551/5551G)

•AMD RS880M and SB820M Chipset (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)

System Memory

•Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:

•Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 64-bit OS)

Display

•15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD

•16:9 aspect ratio

Graphics

•ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (Aspire 5251/5551)

•ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1 (Aspire 5551G)

•ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 with 512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL ® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1 (Aspire 5551G)

Chapter 1

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•Dual independent display support (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)

•16.7 million colors (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)

•External resolution / refresh rates:

•VGA port up to 2560 x 1440: 75 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551)

•VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz (Aspire 5551G)

•HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)

•MPEG-2/DVD decoding (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)

•VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding (Aspire 5551G)

•WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding (Aspire 5251/5551)

•Microsoft® DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API) (Aspire 5551G)

•HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)

Storage Subsystem

•160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk drive

•Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:

•Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Audio

•Two built-in Acer 3DSonic™ stereo speakers

•High-definition audio support

•Built-in microphone

•MS-Sound compatible

Storage

•160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk drive

•Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Optical Media Drive

•8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (Aspire 5251):

•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

•4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (Aspire 5551):

•Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL, 2X BD-RE DL

•Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVDRAM, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL

•8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (Aspire 5551):·

•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

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•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

•Acer Video Conference, featuring:

•Acer Crystal Eye 1.3 MP 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® 3.0+HS

•Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR

•LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Privacy control

•BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

•Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and weight

•381 (W) x 253 (D) x 25/34 (H) mm (15 x 9.9 x 0.98/1.3 inches)2.6 kg (5.74 lbs.)10 with 6-cell battery pack

Power subsystem

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

•3-pin 65 W AC adapter:

•108 (W) x 46 (D) x 29.5 (H) mm (4.25 x 1.81 x 1.16 inches)

•225 g (.49 lbs.)10 with 180 cm DC cable

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

•Estimated battery life: up to 3 hours and 20 minutes

•ENERGY STAR®

Special keys and controls

•103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel

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

•11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support

•Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next

I/O interface

•Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)

•Three USB 2.0 ports

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•HDMI™ port with HDCP support

•External display (VGA) port

•Headphone/speaker/line-out jack

•Microphone-in jack

•Ethernet (RJ-45) port

•DC-in jack for AC adapter

Optional Items

•1 GB / 2 GB / 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module

•6-cell Li-ion battery pack

•3-pin 65 W AC adapter

•External USB 56K modem

Environment

•Temperature:

•Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C

•Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C

•Humidity (non-condensing):

•Operating: 20% to 80%

•Non-operating: 20% to 80%

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System Block Diagram

Danube

AMD S1G4 Processor

Memory BUS(DDR3)

uPGA-638 Package

204pin DDRIII-SO-DIMM X2

Dual Channel

BANK 0, 1, 2, 3

Champlain

1.5V DDRIII 1066~1333MHz

Hyper Transport Link

16 x 16

LVDS

ATI RS880M

Thermal Sensor

Clock Generator

ADM1032

ICS9LPRS488

CRT

uFCBGA-528

HDMI Conn.

A link Express2

USB

CMOS

Bluetooth

Mini

3G/GPS

Card

conn

card

WWAN

Reader

Gen1

Camera

Conn

X 3

(WL)X1

<Option>

<Option>

ATI SB820M

USB port 0,1,2

USB port 5

USB port 12

USB port 8

USB port 9

USB port 6

3.3V 48MHz

USB

uFCBGA-605

3.3V 24.576MHz/48Mhz

HD Audio

MINI Card 1

LAN(GbE)

Broadcom

S-ATA

WLAN

BCM57780

Gen2

GPP1

GPP0

HDA Codec

ALC272X

RJ45

LPC BUS

SATA HDD

SATA ODD

Conn.

Conn.

Audio AMP

port 0

port 1

LED

ENE KB926

Fan Control

Phone Jack x2

RTC CKT.

Touch Pad

Int.KBD

Extend Card/B

1. USB X2

LID SW / MEDIA/B

EC I/O Buffer

BIOS

2. Cardreader

Power On/Off CKT.

DC/DC Interface CKT.

Power Circuit

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Your Acer Notebook tour

Front View

No.	Icon	Item	Description
1		Acer Crystal Eye	Web camera for video communication
		webcam	(for selected models).
2		Display screen	Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),
			displays computer output.
3		HDD	Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.
		Communication	Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivitoy
		indicator	device status.
4		Power button	Turns the computer on and off.
5		Keyboard	For entering data into your computer.
6		TouchPad	Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions
			like a computer mouse.

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No.	Icon	Item	Description
7		Power1	Indicates the computer’s power status.
		Battery1	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.
8		Click buttons (left	The left and right buttons function like the left
		and right)	and right mouse buttons.
9		Palmrest	Comfortable support area for your hands when
			you use the computer.
10		Speakers	Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
			output.
11		Microphone	Internal microphone for recording sound.

NOTE: 1 The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed.

Closed Front View

No.	Icon	Item	Description
1		Multi-in-1 card	Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard
		reader	(MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick
			PRO (MS PRO), xDPicture Card (xD).
			NOTE: Push to remove/install the card.
			Only one card can operate at any
			given time.

Left View

No.	Icon							Item	Description
1								DC-in jack	Connects to an AC adapter
2								Ventilation slots	Enable the computer to stay cool, even after
									prolonged use.
3								External display	Connects to a display device
								(VGA) port	(e.g. external monitor, LCD projector).
4								Ethernet (RJ-45)	Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based
								port	network.
5								HDMI	Connect to HDMI devices

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No.	Icon	Item	Description
6		USB 2.0 ports	Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse,
			USB camera).
7		Microphone-in	Accepts input from external microphones.
		jack
		Headphones/	Connects to audio line-out devices
		speaker/line-out	(e.g. speakers, headphones).
		jack

Right View

No.	Icon	Item	Description
1		USB 2.0 ports	Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse, USB
			camera).
2		Optical drive	Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.
3		Optical disk access	Lights up when the optical drive is active.
		indicator
4		Optical drive eject	Ejects the optical disk from the drive.
		button
5		Emergency eject hole	Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is
			turned off.
			Note: Insert a paper clip into the emergency eject
			hole to eject the optical drive tray when the computer
			is off.
6		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.

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Bottom View

No.	Icon	Item	Description
1		Battery bay	Houses the computer's battery pack.
2		Battery release	Releases the battery for removal.
		latch
3		Hard disk bay	Houses the computer's hard disk (secured
			with screws).
4		Memory	Houses the computer's main memory.
		compartment
5		Battery lock	Locks the battery in position.
6		Ventilation slots	Enable the computer to stay cool, even after
		and cooling fan	prolonged use.
			Note: Do not cover or obstruct the fan opening.

Indicators

The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators.

Icon			Function	Description
			Power	Indicates the computer's power status.
			Battery	Indicates the computer's battery status.
				NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when
				the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light
				shows green when in AC mode.
			HDD	Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.
			Communication indicator	Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivitoy
				device status.

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TouchPad Basics

The following items show you how to use the 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 similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the TouchPad is the same as clicking the left button.

Function	Left Button (2)	Right Button (3)	Main TouchPad (1)
Execute	Quickly click twice.		Tap twice (at the same speed
			as double-clicking a mouse
			button).
Select	Click once.		Tap once.
Drag	Click and hold, then use		Tap twice (at the same speed
	finger on the TouchPad to		as double-clicking a mouse
	drag the cursor.		button); rest your finger on
			the TouchPad on the second
			tap and drag the cursor.
Access		Click once.
context menu

NOTE: When using the TouchPad, keep it - and your 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

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function and special keys.

Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad

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

Lock key	Description
Caps Lock	When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase.
Scroll Lock	When Scroll Lock is on, the contents of a text window scroll without moving the
< Fn + F12 >	cursor.
Num Lock	When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode.

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Windows Keys

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

			Key	Description
			Windows key	Pressed alone, this key has the same effect 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:
				< >: Open or close the Start menu
				< > + <D>: Display the desktop
				< > + <E>: Open Windows Explore
				< > + <F>: Search for a file or folder
				< > + <G>: Cycle through Sidebar gadgets
				< > + <L>: Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network domain), or
				switch users (if you're not connected to a network domain)
				< > + <M>: Minimizes all windows
				< > + <R>: Open the Run dialog box
				< > + <T>: Cycle through programs on the taskbar
				< > + <U>: Open Ease of Access Center
				< > + <X>: Open Windows Mobility Center
				< > + <BREAK>: Display the System Properties dialog box
				< > + <SHIFT+M>: Restore minimized windows to the desktop
				< > + <TAB>: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D
				< > + <SPACEBAR>: Bring all gadgets to the front and select Windows Sidebar
				<CTRL> + < > + <F>: Search for computers (if you are on a network)
				<CTRL> + < > + <TAB>: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the
				taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D
				Note: Depending on your edition of Windows 7, some shortcuts may not function as
				described.
			Application	This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens the
			key	application's context menu.

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Hot Keys

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

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

Hotkey			Icon					Function	Description
<Fn> + <F3>								Communication key	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 internal touchpad on and off.
<Fn> + <F8>								Speaker toggle	Turns the speakers on and off.
<Fn> + <	>							Brightness up	Increases the screen brightness.
<Fn> + <	>							Brightness down	Decreases the screen brightness.
<Fn> + <	>							Volume up	Increases the sound volume.
<Fn> + <	>							Volume down	Decreases the sound volume.
<Fn> + <Home>								Play/Pause	Play or pause a selected media file.
<Fn> + <Pg Up>								Stop	Stop playing the selected media file.
<Fn> + <Pg Dn>								Previous	Return to the previous media file.
<Fn> + <End>								Next	Jump to the next media file.

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Platform

Item

Specification

CPU

• AMD Family 10h Champlain Processor S1g4 Package

• AMD Turion™ II Dual-Core Mobile Processor

• AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs

• AMD Sempron™ Processor for Notebook PCs

• AMD Phenom™ II Dual-Core Processor

• AMD V-Series Processor

Chipsets

• AMD RS880M North Bridge uFCBGA-528p

• AMD SB820M South Bridge uFCBGA-605p

• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650/5470 GPU with 1GB/512M DDR3 VRAM

• ENE KB926 for Keyboard Controller, Battery management Unit, and RTC.

• Realtek RTS5160 for Card Reader, 5 in 1 controller.

• Realtek ALC272-X for High Definition Audio Codec.

• Broadcom BCM57780A1KMLG for Giga LAN

Processor Specifications

Item

CPU

Cores

Hyper

Cache

Package

Core

Acer P/N

Speed

Transport

Size

Voltage

AAN330

2.23 GHz

2

1.8 GHz

1 MB

S1g4

35 W

AAP320

2.1 GHz

2

1.8 GHz

1 MB

S1g4

25 W

AAP320_

2.1 GHz

2

1.8 GHz

1 MB

S1g4

25 W

BR

AMDV12

2.2 GHz

1

1.8 GHz

512 KB

S1g4

25 W

0

APN830

2.1 GHz

3

1.8 GHz

1.5 MB

S1g4

35 W

APN930

2.0 GHz

4

1.8 GHz

2 MB

S1g4

35 W

ATN530

2.5 GHz

2

1.8 GHz

2 MB

S1g4

35 W

ATP520

2.3 GHz

2

1.8 GHz

2 MB

S1g4

25 W

ATP520_

2.3 GHz

2

1.8 GHz

2 MB

S1g4

25 W

BR

CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj = 100 DIS)

CPU Temp (°C)

Fan Speed (rpm)

SPL Spec (dBA)

Core 0

50

2500

28

56

2900

31

63

3200

34

70

3600

37

80

4000

40

95

4000

40

•Throttling 50%: On=95°C, Off=85°C

•OS Shutdown: 100°C

•H/W Shutdown: 92°C

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	CPU Temp (°C)	Fan Speed (rpm)	SPL Spec (dBA)
	Core 0
50		2500	28
56		2900	31
63		3200	34
70		3600	37
80		4000	40
95		4000	40

•Throttling 50%: On=95°C, Off=85°C

•OS Shutdown: 100°C

•H/W Shutdown: 92°C

Fan Acoustic Specifications

	Operation	Application	SPL	Loudness (Sone)	Tone
	Mode		dBA		(dB)
	Fan off	Windows Idle (HDD random	N/A	• 20~3.99kHz less than or	7
		seek)		equal to: 0.035
				• 4K~20kHz less than or
				equal to: 0.035
	Fan 1	Windows Idle	28	N/A	7
	Fan 2	Windows Idle, HDD spinning	31	N/A	7
	Fan 3	Play Movie (read from HDD),	34	N/A	7
		Play TV (TV tuner sku)
	Fan 4	3DMark06,Prime95,	37	N/A	7
		Prime95+Play TV(TV tuner
		sku), acer screen saver, HDD
		spinning
	Fan 5	TAT100% or	40	N/A	7
		Thermanow100%,3DMark06,
		at ambient 35C, HDD
		spinning
	ODD	ODM’s test software	43	N/A	N/A
	(Reference)	(Sequential) with Fan 4

NOTE: Tone:20~399Hz refers to slope of Ecma-074, 400~20K Hz < 7 Prominence ratio. No pattern occurred on Prominence vs. time diagram.

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BIOS

Item			Specification
BIOS vendor	Insyde BIOS
BIOS ROM type	Flash
Features	• 16Mbit(2MB) CMOS Serial Flash ROM
	•	Support Acer UI
	• Support multi-boot
	• Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4)
	• Various hot-keys for system control
	• Support SMBIOS 2.3, PCI2.2.
	• Refer to Acer BIOS specification.
	• DMI utility for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag
	•	Support PXE
	•	Support Y2K solution
	•	Support WinFlash
	• Wake on LAN from S3
	• Wake on LAN form S4 in AC mode
	•	System information
System Memory
Item			Specification
Memory size	8GB maximum
DIMM socket number	2
Supports memory size per socket	4GB
Supports DIMM type	204-pin +1.5V DDRIII
Supports DIMM Speed	800/1066/1333 MHz
Supports DIMM voltage	1.5V
Memory Combinations
Slot 1		Slot 2		Total Memory
0MB	1024MB			1024MB
0MB	2048MB			2048MB
0MB	4096MB			4096MB
1024MB	0MB			1024MB
1024MB	1024MB			2048MB
1024MB	2048MB			3072MB
2048MB	0MB			2048MB
2048MB	1024MB			3072MB
2048MB	2048MB			4096MB
2048MB	4096MB			6144MB
4096MB	4096MB			8192MB

NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations. In the above table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be reversed.

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Onboard LAN

Item			Specification
Vendor/model name		Broadcom 57780KMLG for GIGA LAN
Features		•	Integrated 10/100/10000BASE-T transceiver
		• Automatic MDI crossover function
		•	PCIe V1.1 compliant
		•	10/100/10000BASE-T full -duplex/half -duplex MAC
		• Receive side scaling(RSS) for multicore processors
		• Complies with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, and 802.1p
		• Wake on LAN (WOL) support meeting the ACPI requirements
		• Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, and Ethernet MIB
			(IEEE 802.3z, Clause 30)
		• Self-boot feature, utilizing smaller EEPROM size with ability to use
			on-chip memory
		•	Supports iSCSI boott
		• PCI Express CLKREQ support
		• Integrated switching regulator for improved power consumption
		• IPv4 and IPv6 large send offload and checksum offload(LSO/TCO)
Wireless LAN
Item			Specification
Vendor/model name		• Foxconn Wireless LAN Atheros HB93 2x2 BGN (HM)
		• QMI Wireless LAN Atheros HB93 2x2 BGN (HM) EM306
		• Foxconn Wireless LAN Broadcomm 43225 2x2 BGN (HM)
			T77H103.00
		• Foxconn Wireless LAN Atheros HB97 2x2 BGN (HM)
		• Liteon Wireless LAN Atheris HB97 2x2 BGN (HM) WN6603AH
		• Foxconn Wirelss LAN Atheros HB95 1x1 BG (HM)
		• Foxconn Wireless LAN Broadcom 4312H BG (HM)
		• Foxconn Wirelss LAN Atheros HB95BG (HM) T77H121.10
Protocol		802.11b/g/n
Interface		PCI-Express
Antenna		1 X 2
Battery
Item			Specification
			6 Cell
Vendor & model name		SANYO/SONY/PANASONIC/SAMSUNG/SIMPLO AS2009A
Battery Type		Li-ion
Pack capacity		4400 mAh
Normal Voltage		2.2 Ah
Package configuration		3S2P

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System Power Management

	ACPI mode							Specification
	Mech. Off (G3)			All 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 disk may be power
				managed in this state.
	Sleeping State (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
	Sleeping State (S4)			Also called Hibernate state. System Saves all system states and data
				onto disk prior to power off the whole system.
	Power and Keyboard Controller
	Item							Specification
	Controller				ENE KB926
	Total number of keypads				99-/100-/103-key keyboard
	Windows logo key				Yes
	Hotkeys				See “Hot Keys” on page 13.
	Hard Disk Drive Interface
	Item							Specification
	Vendor/model name	Seagate				HGST		Toshiba	Western	Samsung
									Digital
	Capacity (MB)	160, 250,				160, 250,		160, 250,	160, 250,	160, 250,
		320, 500				320, 500		320, 500	320, 500,	320
									640
	Bytes per sector							512
	Data heads							2-4
	Drive Format
	Disks							1-2
	Spindle speed							5400
	(RPM)
	Performance Specifications
	Buffer size							8 MB
	Interface							SATA
	DC Power Requirements
	Voltage tolerance							5V ±5%

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Super-Multi Drive Module

Item				Specification
Vendor & model	HLDS GT20N				Sony AD7580S
name
Performance	With CD Diskette			With DVD	With CD Diskette	With DVD Diskette
Specification				Diskette
Transfer rate (MB/	Sustained:			Sustained:	Sustained:	Sustained:
sec)	3,600 KB/s (24x)			11.08 Mbytes/s	1,571 (typical)	10,993 (typical)
	max.			(8x) max.
Buffer Memory	2 MB
Interface	SATA
Applicable disc	DVD-ROM:				DVD Read:
formats	4.7GB	(Single Layer)			DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10,
	8.5GB	(Dual Layer)			DVD-18), DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD
	DVD-R:				(Hybrid),
					UDF DVD, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-R
	3.95GB (Ver. 1.0: read only)
					3.95 GB, DVD-R Authoring, DVD-R Multi-
	4.7GB (Ver. 2.0 for Authoring: read
					Border,
	only)
					DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+R
	4.7GB (Ver. 2.1 for General: read &
					Multi-Session, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM V1.0,
	write)
					DVDRAM
	(DL) 8.5GB (Ver. 3.0)
					V2.0 & 2.1 &2.2.
	DVD-RW:
	4.7GB (Ver. 1.2/ Rev 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)				CD Read:
	DVD-RAM: 1.46GB/side, 4.7GB/side
					CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM/XA
	(Ver. 2.2)
					Mode-2 Form-1 and Mode-2 Form-2, CD-i,
	DVD+R: 4.7GB (Ver. 1.3)
					CD-i
	(DL) 8.5GB (Ver. 1.1)
					Bridge, Video-CD (MPEG-1), Karaoke CD,
	DVD+RW:
					Photo-CD, Enhanced CD, CD Plus, CD
	4.7GB (Vol.1 Ver.1.3)				Extra, itrax
					CD, CD-Text, UDF CD, CD-R, and CD-RW
	CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc
	CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc				DVD Write:
	CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo-CD Multi-				DVD Data & Video
	Session, Video CD
	CD-Audio Disc				CD Read:
	Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and				CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM/XA
	audio)				Mode-2 Form-1 and Mode-2 Form-2, CD-i,
	CD-Extra				Video-
	CD-Text				CD, CD-Text
	CD-R (Conforming to “Orange Book
	Part 2”: read & write)
	CD-RW (Conforming to “Orange Book
	Part 3”: read & write)
Loading mechanism	Drawer (Solenoid Open)
	Tact SW (Open)
	Emergency Release (draw open hole)
Power Requirement
Input Voltage	DC 5 V +/- 5%

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VGA Chip

Item					Specification
Vendor/model		ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650/5470 GPU
name
Features		•	On Board 1024MB(5650) / 512MB(5470) DDR3 Video RAM
		• PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface
		•	DirectX® 11 support
		•	OpenGL 3.2 support
		• Image quality enhancement technology
		• ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology
		• ATI Stream acceleration technology
		• ATI Avivo HD Video & Display technology
		• Certified drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
		• Engine clock speed: 550 MHz / 750 MHz
		• Memory clock speed: 800 MHz
		•	VGA output support
		•	HDMI output Support
Supported		VGA		Aspire 5251/5551				• All resolutions up to 2456 x
Resolutions								1536: 60 Hz
				Aspire 5551G				• All resolutions up to 2048 x
								1536: 85 Hz
		HDMI™		Aspire 5251/5551/5551G				• All resolutions up to 1920 x
								1080: 60 Hz
LCD Display Resolutions
Resolution					Aspire 5251		Aspire 5551		Aspire 5551G
640x480p/60Hz 4:3					Yes		Yes		Yes
720x480p/60Hz 4:3					Yes		Yes		Yes
720x480p/60Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1280x720p/60Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1920x1080i/60Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1440x480i/60Hz 4:3					Yes		Yes		Yes
1440x480i/60Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1920x1080p/60Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
720x576p/50Hz 4:3					Yes		Yes		Yes
720x576p/50Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1280x720p/50Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1920x1080i/50Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1440x576i/50Hz 4:3					Yes		Yes		Yes
1440x576i/50Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
1920x1080p/50Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
2048x1536/85 Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		Yes
2560x1440/75 Hz 16:9					Yes		Yes		No

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