Acer ASPIRE 5552, ASPIRE 5252, ASPIRE 5552G User Manual

Aspire 5252/5552/5552G Series

Service Guide

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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.

Preface

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

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

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

Table of Contents

System Specifications 1

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

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Discrete Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

UMA Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Your Acer Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

System Utilities 29

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Aspire AS5552/AS5552G BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Machine Disassembly and Replacement 45

Disassembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the Logic Lower Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing the 3G Cover (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Removing the RTC Battery (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Removing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Removing the Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Removing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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Removing the Touchpad FFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Removing the Card Reader Board (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

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

Removing the Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Removing the ODD Connector Board (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

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

Removing the DC-IN Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Removing the Inverter Board (LCD Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Removing the LCD/LED Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Removing the LCD Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Removing the LVDS cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Removing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Removing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

LCD Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Replacing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Replacing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Replacing the LVDS Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Replacing the LCD Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Replacing the LCD/LED Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Replacing the Inverter Board (LCD Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Main Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Replacing the DC-IN Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Replacing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Replacing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Replacing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Replacing the ODD Connector Board (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Replacing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Replacing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Replacing the Card Reader Board (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Replacing the Touchpad FFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Replacing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Replacing the Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Replacing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Replacing the RTC Battery (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Replacing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Replacing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Replacing the DIMM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Replacing the 3G Cover (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Replacing the Lower Logic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Replacing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Replacing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

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Troubleshooting 149

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Built-In Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Touchpad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

HDD Not Operating Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

ODD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Wireless Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

External Mouse Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Other Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Jumper and Connector Locations 167

Top View (Discrete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Bottom View (Discrete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Top View (UMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Bottom View (UMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Power Board(Discrete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Power Board(UMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Card Reader Board (Discrete only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 177

Aspire AS5552/AS5552G Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Main Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Upper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

LED Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Aspire AS5552/AS5552G FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Model Definition and Configuration 200 Test Compatible Components 239

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Online Support Information 245 Index 247

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System Specifications

Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features: NOTE: Items denoted with an (*) are only available for selected models.

Operating System

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-b i t

Platform

Aspire 5252

• AMD V Series processor V140 (512 KB L2 cache, 2.30 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 25 W)

• AMD M880G Chipset

Aspire 5552/Aspire 5552G

• AMD Phenom™ II quad-core mobile processor N950 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.1 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W)

• AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor N850 (1.5 MB L2 cache, 2.20GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W)

• AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor P540 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.40GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 25 W)

• AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P340/N350 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.20/2.40-GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 25/35 W)

• AMD M880G Chipset

Chapter 1

System Memory

• Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:

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

Display

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

• 16:9 aspect ratio

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Graphics

Aspire 5252/5552

• ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified

• Dual independent display support

• 16.7 million colors

• External resolution / refresh rate:

• MPEG-2/DVD decoding

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

• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content

Aspire 5552G

• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified

• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 with 512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified Video

• Dual independent display support

• 16.7 million colors

• External resolution / refresh rates:

• MPEG-2/DVD decoding

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

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

• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content

Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenGL® 2.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1

• VGA port up to 2456 x 1536: 60 Hz

• HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

Protection) support

Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1

Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL ® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1

• VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz

• HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

Protection) support

Audio

• Built-in Acer mono speaker

• High-definition audio support

• Built-in microphone

• MS-Sound compatible

Storage

• Hard disk drive:

• 160/250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger

• 2-in-1 card reader, supporting:

• Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)

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Optical Media Drive

• 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

• Acer Video Conference, featuring:

• Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 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® 2.1+EDR

• Bluetooth® 3.0+HS

•LAN:

• Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Privacy Control

• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

• Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and Weight

• Dimensions

• 381 (W) x 253 (D) x 25/34 (H) mm 15 x 9.96 x 0.98/1.33 inches)

• Weight

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

Power Subsystem

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

• Power adapter

• 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 (0.49 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable

•Battery

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

• Battery life: 3 hours and 20 minutes

• ENERGY STAR®

Chapter 1 3

Special Keys and Controls

• Keyboard

• 103-/104-/107-key Acer FineTip keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad,

international language support

• Touchpad

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

• Media keys

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

volume down

I/O Interface

• 2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)

• Three USB 2.0 ports

• 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

Software

• Productivity

• Acer Backup Manager

• Acer ePower Management

• Acer eRecovery Management

• Adobe® Flash® Player 10

• Adobe® Reader® 9.1

•eSobi™

• Google™ Setup

• Google Toolbar™

• Microsoft® Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)

• Microsoft® Office Starter 2010

• Norton™ Online Backup

• Security

• McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial

• MyWinLocker® (except China, Hong Kong)

• Multimedia

• Corel® WinDVD (for models with Windows® 7 Starter and Basic)

• NTI Media Maker™

•Gaming

• Oberon GameZone (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)

• WildTangent® (US, Canada only)

• Communication and ISP

• Microsoft® Silverlight™

• Windows Live™ Essentials - Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live™ Messenger, Movie Maker ,

Writer)

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• Utilities and tools

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

• Acer Identity Card

• Acer Registration

• Acer Updater

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

• Netflix shortcut (US only)

Optional Items

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

• 6-cell Li-ion battery pack

• 3-pin 65 W AC adapter

• External USB 56K modem

Warranty

• One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Environment

only)

• 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%

Chapter 1 5

System Block Diagram

Discrete Model

LED

RTC CKT.

LID SW / MEDI A/B

Power On/Off CKT.

LVDS

CRT

HDMI Conn.

MINI Card 1

WLAN

GPP0GPP1

Fan Control

Extend Card/B

1. USB X2

2. Cardrea der RTS5160

VRAM 1GB 64M16 x 8

DDR3

ATI M97 Madisan/Park uFCBGA-962

LAN(GbE)

Broadcom BCM57780

RJ45

AMD S1G4 Processor

PCI-Express x 16

Gen2

Touch Pad

EC I/O Buffer

Danube

uPGA-638 Package

Champlain

Hyper Transport Link 16 x 16

ATI RS880M

uFCBGA-528

A link Express2

Gen1

ATI SB820M

uFCBGA-605

LPC BUS

ENE KB926

Int.KBD

Memory BUS(DDR3)

3.3V 48M Hz

3.3V 24.576M Hz/48Mhz

S-ATA

SATA HDD Conn.

BIOS

Dual Channel

1.5V DDRIII 800~1333MHz

USB conn X 3

USB port 0,1,2

Gen2

port 0

204pin DDRIII-SO-DIMM X2

BANK 0, 1, 2, 3

Bluetooth Conn

Clock Generator

ICS9LPRS488

Phon e Jack x2

Thermal Sensor

ADM1 032

CMOS Camera

USB port 5 USB port 12 U SB port 8

USB

HD Audio

CDROM Conn.

port 1

Mini card (WL) X1

HDA Codec ALC272X

Aud io AMP

3G/GPS WWAN

USB port 9

Card Reader

USB port 6

DC/DC Interface CKT.

Power Circuit

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UMA Model

LVDS

CRT

Danube

AMD S1G4 Processor

uPGA-638 Package

Champlain

Hyper Transport Link 16 x 16

ATI RS880M

uFCBGA-528

Memory BUS(DDR3)

Dual Channel

204pin DDRIII-SO-DIMM X2

LED

RTC CKT.

LID SW / MEDIA/B

Power On/O CKT.

DC/DC Interface CKT.

Power Circuit

HDMI Conn.

MINI Card 1

WLAN

Fan Control

Extend Card/B

1. USB X2

2. ODD X1

LAN(GbE)

Broadcom BCM57780

RJ45

Touch Pad

EC I/O Buer

A link Express2

ATI SB820M

uFCBGA-605

LPC BUS

ENE KB926

Int.KBD

BIOS

USB conn X 3

USB port 0,1,2

S-ATA

SATA HDD Conn.

port 0

Bluetooth

CMOS

Conn

Camera

USB port 5 USB port 7 USB port 8

USB

HD Audio

SATA ODD FFC Conn.

port 1

Mini card (WL)X1

HDA Codec ALC272X

Audio AMP

Phone Jack x2

Card Reader RTS5137

USB port 6

Chapter 1 7

Your Acer Notebook tour

Front View

No. Icon Item Description

1 Acer Crystal Eye

webcam

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

3 HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

Communication indicator

Web camera for video communication (for selected models).

displays computer output.

Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivity device status.

4 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 6 T ouchpad T ouch-sensitive pointing device which functions

like a computer mouse.

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No. Icon Item Description

Power

Indicates the computer’s power status.

Battery

8 Click buttons (left

and right)

9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when

10 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio

11 Microphone Internal microphone for recording sound.

2-in-1 card reader

NOTE: The 2-in1 card reader will be on the front left for UMA models and on the front right for discrete models.

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.

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

you use the computer.

output.

Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC).

Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time.

Rear View

No. Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.

Left View

265431

No. Icon Item Description

1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter

2 External display

(VGA) port

3 Ethernet (RJ-45)

port

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

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

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No. Icon Item Description

4 HDMI Connect to HDMI devices 5 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse,

USB camera).

6 Microphone-in

jack

Accepts input from external microphones.

Headphones/ speaker/line-out jack

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

Right View

213456

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

indicator

4 Optical drive eject

button

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

6 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer

Lights up when the optical drive is active.

Ejects the optical disk from the drive.

turned off.

Note: Insert a paper clip into the emergency eject

hole to eject the optical drive tray when the computer

is off.

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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Base View

No. Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.

2 Battery release

latch

3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured

Memory compartment

4 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.

Releases the battery for removal.

with screws). Houses the computer's main memory.

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.

HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

Communication indicator Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivity

NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows green when in AC mode.

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

finger on the Touchpad to drag the cursor.

Access 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.

Click once.

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.

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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 chara c ters typed are in uppercase. Scroll Lock When Scroll Lock is on, the contents of a text window scroll without moving the

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 S tart 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

Application key

<CTRL> + <CTRL> + <> + <TAB>: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the

Note: Depending on your edition of Windows 7, some shortcuts may not function as

This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens the application's context menu.

<> + <F>: Search for computers (if you are on a network)

taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D

described.

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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> + <Home> Play/Pause Play or pause a selected media file.

<Fn> + <Pg Up> Stop Stop playing the selected media file.

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

Volume up Increases the sound volume.

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

<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

Processor

Item

Discrete UMA

CPU type AMD Family 10h Champlain Processor

S1g4 Socket

CPU

uPGA-638 Package uPGA-638 Package

package Core Logic • AMD RS880M North Bridge uFCBGA-528p

• AMD SB820M South Bridge uFCBGA-605p

Processor Specifications

Specification

AMD Family 10h Champlain Processor S1g4 Socket

CPU

Item

Speed

Cores

(MHz)

V140 1600 1 3200 45nm 512KB uPGA-

P340 2200 2 3200 45nm 512KB*2 uPGA-

N350 2400 2 3200 45nm 512KB*2 uPGA-

P540 2400 2 3600 45nm 1024KB*2 uPGA-

P840 1900 3 3600 45nm 512KB*3 uPGA-

N850 2200 3 3600 45nm 512KB*3 uPGA-

P940 1700 4 3600 45nm 512KB*4 uPGA-

N950 2100 4 3600 45nm 512KB*4 uPGA-

Bus Speed (MT/s)

Mfg

Tech

Cache

Size

Package

638

Core

Voltage

0.8125-

1.3125

0.8000-

1.2000

0.8000-

1.3125

0.7750-

1.1875

0.7875-

1.0500

0.7875-

1.1500

0.7875-

1.0125

0.7875-

1.0875

Acer PN

KC.V0002.140

KC.AP002.340

KC.AP002.350

KC.TP002.540

KC.PP002.840

KC.PN002.850

KC.PP002.940

KC.PN002.950

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Northbridge

Item Specification

Chipset AMD RS880M Package uFCBGA-528p Features • CPU HyperTransport™ Interface

• Caspian-series processors.

• ATI HyperMemory

• PCI ExpressR Interface

• A-Link Express II Interface

• Northbridge-Southbridge messaging functionalities

• 2D Acceleration

• 3D Acceleration

• Motion Video Acceleration

• Multiple Display

• System Clocks

• PC Design Guide Compliance

Southbridge

Item Specification

Chipset AMD SB820M Package uFCBGA-605 Features Processor Interface

A-Link Express II interface to Northbridges PCI ExpressR Controller PCI Host Bus Controller USB Controllers Supports port disable with individual control SMBus Controller Interrupt Controller DMA Controller LPC host bus Controller SATA Controller IDE emulation mode AMD RAID Support AHCI Support High Definition Audio Supports up to 4 codecs Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC) Timers Real Time Clock (RTC) Power Management Consumer IR Hardware Monitoring Integrated Clock Function

Chapter 1 17

CPU Fan True Value Table (TJ100) (Discrete Model)

CPU Temperature

Core

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 shut down at 100°C; H/W shut down at 92°C

CPU Fan True Value Table (TJ100) (UMA Model)

Fan Speed (RPM) SPL Spec (dBA)

CPU Temperature

Core

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 shut down at 100°C; H/W shut down at 92°C

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Insyde BIOS BIOS Version Flash BIOS ROM type 16 Mbit (2MB) BIOS ROM size 2MB 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

Fan Speed (RPM) SPL Spec (dBA)

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System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller AMD DDRIII Memory controller Memory size Up to 8GB maximum DIMM socket number 2 Supports memory size per socket 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Supports maximum memory size Up to 8GB Supports DIMM type DDRIII SO-DIMM Supports DIMM Speed Up to 1333M/Ts Support DIMM voltage 1.5V Supports DIMM package 204-pin DDRIII SO-DIMM

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.

LAN Interface

Item Specification

LAN Chipset Broadcom 57780KMLG Support LAN protocol IEEE 802.3 / 802.3u / 802.3ab / 802.1p LAN connector type RJ-45 LAN connector location Left side 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-l ike MIB, and Et hern et MI B (IEEE 802. 3z, Clause 30)

• Self-boot feature, utilizing smaller EEPROM size with ability to use on-chip memory

• Supports iSCSI boot

• PCI Express CLKREQ support

• Integrated switching regulator for improved power consumption

• IPv4 and IPv6 large send off load and checksum off load (LSO/TCO)

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Wireless Module 802.11b/g/n

Item Specification

Chipset Atheros HB93/HB95/ HB97, Broadcom 943225/43225/ 4313/ 4312, RTL8192 Data throughput 11~54 Mbps, up to 270 Mbps for Draft-N Protocol 802.11 b+g, Draft-N Interface PCI bus (mini PCI socket for wireless module)

Bluetooth Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Atheros AR3011/ Broadcom BCM2070/ Broadcom BCM2046 Data throughput TX 1.2Mbits/sec

RX 1.2Mbits/sec Protocol 3.0+HS Interface USB 2.0 Connector type SM08B-SURS-TF/JST SM06B-XSRK-ETB/SM08B-SURS-TF

3G (Not available in this model)

Item Specification

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

Capacity (GB) 160GB 250GB 320GB 500GB Bytes per sector 512 Data heads 1,2,1,2 2,2,2,2 2,3,2,3 4 Drive Format Disks 1 1 1,2,1,2 2 Spindle speed

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

rate Media data

transfer rate

DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V

WD1600BEVT22A23T0,

HTS545016B9A 300,

MK1665GSX, ST9160314AS

5400RPM

3.0Gbits/s

106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1175Mbits/s

1273.3Mbits/s

WD2500BEVT22A23T0,

HTS545025B9A 300,

MK2565GSX, ST9250315AS

106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1175Mbit/s

1031.7Mbits/s

WD3200BEVT22A23T0,

HTS545032B9A 300,

MK3265GSX, ST9320315AS

106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1175Mbits/s

1273.3Mbits/s

WD5000BEVT22A0RT0,

HTS545050B9A 300,

MK5065GSX, ST9500325AS

106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1175Mbit/s

1031.7Mbits/s

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