Acer Aspire 5741, Aspire 5741G Service Manual

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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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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 21

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Aspire 5741/5741G BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Machine Disassembly and Replacement 39

Disassembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Removing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Removing the Optical Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Removing the Logic Lower Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Removing the 3G Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Removing the Left Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Right Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Removing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Removing the TouchPad Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Removing the Card Reader Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

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Removing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Removing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Removing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Removing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Removing the LCD Brackets and FPC Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Removing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Removing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

LCD Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Replacing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Replacing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Replacing the LCD Brackets and FPC Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Replacing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Replacing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Main Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Replacing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Replacing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Replacing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Replacing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Replacing the Card Reader Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Replacing the TouchPad Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Replacing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Replacing the Right Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Replacing the Left Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Replacing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Replacing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Replacing the DIMM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Replacing the 3G Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Replacing the Logic Lower Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Replacing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Replacing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Troubleshooting 129

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Built-In Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

TouchPad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

HDD Not Operating Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

ODD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

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Wireless Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

External Mouse Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Other Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Jumper and Connector Locations 149

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

USB/B Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

3G/B Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

CR/B Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 155

Aspire 5741/5741G Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Main Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Upper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Aspire 5741/5741G FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Model Definition and Configuration 170

Aspire 5741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Aspire 5741G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Test Compatible Components 229

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Online Support Information 243 Index 245

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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

• Intel® Core i3-330M/i3-350M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.13/2.26 GHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache

• Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset

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System Memory

• Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:

• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules

Display

• 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD

• 16:9 aspect ratio

• 8 ms high-def response time

• 60% color gamut

Graphics

• Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10 (Aspire 5741)

• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 320M with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1(Aspire 5741G)

• 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 5741G)

• Dual independent display support

• 16.7 million colors

• External resolution / refresh rates:

• VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz

• HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

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• MPEG-2/DVD decoding

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

• Microsoft® DirectX® Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API) (Aspire 5741G)

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

Storage subsystem

• 2.5" hard disk drive

• DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

• Multi-in-1 card reader

Audio

• Two built-in stereo speakers

• High-definition audio support

• MS-Sound compatible

• Built-in microphone

Storage

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

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

Optical Media Drive

• 4X Blu-ray Disc™/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, 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 DVD-

RAM, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL

• 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 high-def webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution

•WLAN:·

• Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.1 1b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

• Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

• Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology

• WP AN: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR

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

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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 (Aspire 5741):·

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

• 225 g (0.49 lbs.)10 with 180 cm DC cable

• 3-pin 90 W AC adapter (Aspire 5741G):

• 133 (W) x 59 (D) x 31 (H) mm (5.23 x 2.32 x 1.22 inches)

• 390 g (0.86 lbs.)10 with 180 cm DC cable

• Acer QuicCharge™ technology (Aspire 5741G):

• 80% charge in 1 hour·

• 2-hour rapid charge system-off

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

• Estimated battery life: up to 4.0 hours (Aspire 5741)

• Estimated battery life: up to 3.0 hours (Aspire 5741G)

• 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

• 1 1 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

• 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

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Software

• Acer Crystal Eye

• Acer eRecovery Management

• Acer Backup Manager

• Adobe® Flash® Player

• Adobe® Reader®

• Cyberlink® Power DVD™

•eSobi™

• Google Toolbar™

• McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial

• Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial

• MyWinLocker®

• Norton™ Online Backup

• NTI Media Maker™

• Oberon GameZone

• WildTangent®

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 (Aspire 5741)

• 3-pin 90 W AC adapter (Aspire 5741G)

• External USB floppy disk drive

Warranty

• One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

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

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Your Acer Notebook tour

Front View

3 4

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

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

Web camera for video communication (for selected models).

displays computer output.

Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivitoy device status.

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.

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

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.

Closed Front View

No. Icon Item Description

1 Multi-in-1 card

reader

Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (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

1372 4 5 6

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

(VGA) port

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

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No. Icon Item Description

4 Ethernet (RJ-45)

port 5 HDMI Connect to HDMI devices 6 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse,

7 Microphone-in

jack

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

USB camera). Accepts input from external microphones.

Headphones/

speaker/line-out

jack

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

Right View

123456

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 Ej ects 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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Bottom View

6 5

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

4 Memory

compartment

5 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.

6 Ventilation slots

and cooling fan

Releases the battery for removal.

with screws).

Houses the computer's main memory.

Enable the computer to stay cool, even after

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

Select Click once. Tap once. Drag Click and hold, then use

finger on the TouchPad to drag the cursor.

Access context menu

as double-clicking a mouse button).

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 once.

NOTE: When using the T ouchPad, 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 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> + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + < > Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

<Fn> + < > <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.

Volume up Increases the sound volume.

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Item Specification

CPU Intel Mobile Calpella Graphics Integrated VGA for Arrandale CPU Package rPGA988A Power 4M (Arrandale) L3 shared among all cores On-die Cache 32KB L1 & 256K L2 for each core

Processor Specifications

Item

Ci3330M 2.13 2 330 M 3 MB PGA988 35W KC.33001.DMP Ci3350M 2.26 2 350 M 3 MB PGA988 35W KC.35001.DMP Ci5430M 2.26 2 430 M 3 MB PGA988 35W KC.43001.DMP Ci5520M 2.24 2 520 M 3 MB PGA988P 35W KC.52001.DMP Ci5540M 2.53 2 540 M 3 MB PGA988 35W KC.54001.DMP Ci7620M 2.66 2 620 M 4 MB PGA988P 35W KC.62001.DMP

CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj = 90)

CPU Temp (°C)

Core 0

45 57 2300 28 52 64 3000 31 59 70 3100 34 65 78 3500 37 72 85 3900 40

• Throttling 50%: On=85°C, Off=72°C

• OS Shutdown: 104°C

• H/W Shutdown: 92°C

CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj = 105)

CPU Temp (°C)

Core 0

45 60 2300 28 55 70 3000 31 65 80 3100 34 75 90 3500 37 85 100 3900 40

CPU

Speed

Core

Speed

CPU Temp (°C)

Core 1

CPU Temp (°C)

Core 1

Bus

Cache

Size

Package

Fan Speed (rpm) SPL Spec (dBA)

Core

Voltage

Acer P/N

• Throttling 50%: On=100°C, Off=85°C

• OS Shutdown: 104°C

• H/W Shutdown: 92°C

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Fan Acoustic Specifications

Operation

Mode

Fan off Windows Idle (HDD random

seek)

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),

Play TV (TV tuner sku)

Fan 4 3DMark06,Pri me95,

Prime95+Play TV(TV tuner sku), acer screen saver, HDD spinning

Fan 5 TAT100% or

Thermanow100%,3DMark06, at ambient 35C, HDD spinning

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

Prominence vs. time diagram

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Insyde BIOS BIOS ROM type Flash Features • Flash ROM 4MB

Application

• Support ISIPP

• Support Acer UI

• Support multi-boot

• Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4)

• V arious hot-key s 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

SPL

dBA

N/A • 20~3.99kHz less than or

34 N/A 7

37 N/A 7

40 N/A 7

Loudness (Sone) Tone (dB)

equal to: 0.5

• 4K~20kHz less than or equal to: 0.035

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 MHz

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Item Specification

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.

Onboard LAN

Item Specification

Manufacturer Broadcom 57780KMLG for GIGA LAN

• 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)

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Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name

Capacity (MB) 160, 250, 320,

Bytes per sector 512 Data heads 2-4 Drive Format Disks 1-2 Spindle speed

(RPM) Performance Specifications Buffer size 8 MB Interface SATA DC Power Requirements Voltage

tolerance

Super-Multi Drive Module

Item Specification

Vendor & model

HLDS GT20N Sony AD7580S

name Performance

With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette

Specification Transfer rate (MB/

sec)

Sustained: 3,600 KB/s (24x)

max. Buffer Memory 2 MB Interface SATA

Seagate HGST Toshiba Western Digital

500

160, 250, 320, 500

160, 250, 320, 500, 640

5400

5V ±5% 5V ±5% 5V ±5% 5V ±5%

Sustained: 1 1 .08 Mbytes/s

Sustained: 1,571 (typical)

Sustained: 10,993 (typical)

(8x) max.

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Item Specification

Applicable disc formats

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: 1.46GB/side, 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 Read: 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-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+R

Multi-Session, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM V1.0, DVDRAM

V2.0 & 2.1 &2.2.

CD Read: 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 CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc

CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo-CD Multi-

DVD Write:

DVD Data & Video Session, Video CD CD-Audio Disc

Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio)

CD-Extra CD-Text

CD Read:

CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM/XA

Mode-2 Form-1 and Mode-2 Form-2, CD-i,

Video-

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%

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Realtek ALC272-X Features • High Definition Audio Codec

• Single Analogue MIC

• 2.0 Watt speaker/5cc chamber/speaker size 18 phi, x2

• Headphone-out w/o SPDIF-out

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.

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Battery

Item

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

Specification

6 Cell

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LCD 15.6”

Item Specification

Vendor/model name AUO/CPT/CMO/Samsung/LCD/INL Screen Diagonal (mm) 15.6 inches Display resolution (pixels) 1366 x 768 WXGA Clare Pixel Pitch 0.204 x 0.204 Display Mode Normal

220

Typical White Luminance (cd/m

)

(also called Brightness) Contrast Ratio 500 typical Response Time (Optical Rise

Time/Fall Time) msec Luminance Uniformity 1.25 max Electrical Interface LVDS Support Color 262K Viewing Angle (up/down/right/

15/35/45/45

left) Temperature Range (°C)

Operating

0 to +50

-20 to +60

Storage (shipping)

Card Reader

Item Specification

Part Name RealTek RT5160 Package 5-in-1 card reader General Features • PCI-E interface

• Push-push type

•Dummy card

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Chapter 2

System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System).

Y our computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility . However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises.

To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST (when “Press <F2> to enter Setup” message is prompted on the bottom of screen).

The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is set to “disabled”. If you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set the parameter to “enabled”.

Press <F12> during POST to enter multi-boot menu. In this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility.

Navigating the BIOS Utility

There are six menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit. Follow these instructions:

• To choose a menu, use the left and right arrow keys.

• To choose an item, use the up and down arrow keys.

• To change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6.

• Press Esc while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.

• In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing F9. You can also press F10 to save any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for a

particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values. Please note that system information is subject to different models.

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Aspire 5741/5741G BIOS

Information

The Information screen displays a summary of the computer hardware information.

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Main Boot

SecurityInformation

Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz

CPU Type

CPU Speed

HDD Model Name:

HDD Serial Number:

ATAPI Model Name:

System BIOS Version:

KBC BIOS Version:

VGA BIOS Version:

Serial Number:

Asset Tag Number:

Product Name:

Manufacturer Name:

UUID:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz

2.13GHz

WDC WD3200BEVT-22A23T0

WD-WXB0AA9N9724

HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT30N

V0.11

Intel V1946

NEW7021011001268A81601

Aspire 5741/5741G

Acer

B2106CB0F07AD23E6BB3705AB616A3F9

Exit

Help

Exit

ESC

NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ according to model. The table below describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter Description

CPU Type This field shows the CPU type and speed of the system. CPU Speed This field shows the speed of the CPU. HDD Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE

HDD Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE

ATAPI Model Name This field shows the model name of the Optical device installed in

System BIOS Version Displays system BIOS version. KBC BIOS Version This field displays the KBC firmware version of the system. VGA BIOS Version This field displays the VGA firmware version of the system. Serial Number This field displays the serial number of this unit. Asset Tag Number This field displays the asset tag number of the system. Product Name This field shows product name of the system. Manufacturer Name This field displays the manufacturer of this system. UUID Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is an identifier standard used in

Select Item Select Menu

master.

the system.

software construction, standardized by the Open Software Foundation (OSF) as part of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE).

F5/F6 Enter

Change Values Select SubMenu

Setup Default

Save and Exit

F10

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Main

The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot options and recovery.

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Information

System Time:

System Time: System Date:

System Date:

Total Memory:

Video Memory:

Quiet Boot

Network Boot

F12 Boot Menu

D2D Recovery

SATA Mode

Display Mode

Main

Security

Boot

[19:10:59]

[19:10:59] [2/22/2010]

[2/22/2010]

4096 MB

128 MB

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[AHCI Mode]

[Switchable Graphics]

Exit

Item Specific Help

This is the help for the hour field. Valid range is from 0 to 23. /INCREASE

REDUCE

: F5/F6

Help

Exit

ESC

NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ. The table below describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter Description Format/Option

System Time Sets the system time. The hours are displayed with 24-

System Date Sets the system date. Format MM/DD/YYYY

Total Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Quiet Boot replaces the customary technical messages

Network Boot Enables, disables the system boot from LAN (remote

F12 Boot Menu Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Option: Enabled or Enabled D2D Recovery Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. The function

SATA Mode Control the mode in which the SATA controller should

Display Mode Control the graphics display mode.

Select Item Select Menu

hour format.

Displays the total memory available. Displays the available memory for Video.

during POST with a more visually pleasing and comfortable display (OEM Logo screen).

server).

allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc drive to store operation system and restore the system to factory defaults.

operate.

Note: Switchable Graphis is displayed as an option if supported by the system.

F5/F6 Enter

Change Values Select SubMenu

Setup Default

Save and Exit

F10

Format: HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second)

(month/day/year) N/A N/A Option: Enabled or

Disabled

Option: Enabled or Disabled

Option: AHCI Mode or IDE Mode

Options: Integrated Graphics, Discrete Graphics or Switchable

Graphics

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Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Information

Supervisor Password Is:

User Password Is:

HDD Password Is:

Set Supervisor Password

Set Supervisor Password Set User Password

Set User Password

Set HDD0 Password

Password on Password

Main Boot

Security

Exit

Clear

[Enabled]

Item Specific Help

Install or Change the password and the length of password must be less than eight words.

Help

Exit

ESC

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter Description Option

Supervisor Password Is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or Set User Password Is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or Set HDD0 Password Is Shows the setting of the hard disk password. Clear or Set Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set,

Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When user

Set HDD Password Enter HDD Password. N/A Password on Password Defines whether a password is required or not while the

Select Item Select Menu

this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value of parameters.

password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right to change the value of parameters.

events defined in this group happened. The following sub-options are all requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user password was used to enter setup.

F5/F6 Enter

Change Values Select SubMenu

Setup Default

Save and Exit

F10

N/A

Disabled or Enabled

NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget

your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it.

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Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

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

Set Supervisor Password

Enter New Password [ ][ ]

Confirm New Password [ ]

2. Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceed 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New Password” field.

IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

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

4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.

5. When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Removing a Password

Follow these steps:

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

Set Supervisor Password

Enter Current Password [ ][ ]

Enter New Password [ ]

Confirm New Password [ ][ ]

2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Passwor d fi el d an d press Enter.

3. Press Enter twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields.

The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Clear”.

4. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

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Changing a Password

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

Set Supervisor Password

Enter Current Password [ ][ ]

Enter New Password [ ]

Confirm New Password [ ][ ]

2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Passwor d fi el d an d press Enter.

3. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password

field.

4. Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.

5. If desired, you can enable the Password on boot parameter.

6. When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following.

Setup Notice

Changes have been saved.

[Continue][Continue]

The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the

Setup Warning.

Setup Warning

Invalid Password.

[Continue][Continue]

If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following message.

Setup Warning

Passwords do not match.

Re-enter password.

[Continue][Continue]

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Boot

This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices includes the USB diskette drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module bay.

Select Boot Devices to select specific devices to support boot.

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Information

Boot priority order:

Main Boot

Security

Exit

Item Specific Help

1. IDE0 : TOSHIBA MK3265GSX

2. IDE1 : TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C

3. USB FDD :

4. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE

5. USB HDD :

6. USB CDROM :

F1 ESC

Help Exit

Select Item Select Menu

F5/F6 Enter

Change Values Select SubMenu

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

Setup Default

Save and Exit

F10

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Exit

The Exit screen allows you to save or discard any changes you made and quit the BIOS Utility.

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Information

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Main Boot

Security

Exit

Item Specific Help

Exit System Setup and save your changes.

Help

Exit

ESC

The table below describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter Description

Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes. Exit Discarding

Changes Load Setup Default Load default values for al l SETUP ite m. Discard Changes Load previous values for all SETUP items. Save Changes Save Setup Data.

Select Item Select Menu

Exit utility without saving setup data.

F5/F6 Enter

Change Values Select SubMenu

Setup Default

Save and Exit

F10

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BIOS Flash Utilities

The BIOS flash memory update is 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 you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery

Diskette before you use the Flash utility. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash. NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Flash utility. If the battery pack does not

contain enough power to finish BIOS Flash, you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not

completely loaded. Fellow the steps below to run the Flash.

1. Prepare a bootable diskette.

2. Copy the Flash utilities to the bootable diskette.

3. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The Flash utility has auto-execution function.

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DOS Flash Utility

Perform the following steps to use the DOS Flash Utility:

1. Press F2 during boot to enter the Setup Menu.

2. Select Boot Menu to modify the boot priority order, for example, if using USB HDD to Update BIOS, move

USB HDD to position 1.

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Information

Boot priority order:

Main Boot

Security

Exit

Item Specific Help

1. IDE0 : TOSHIBA MK3265GSX

2. IDE1 : TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C

3. USB FDD :

4. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE

5. USB HDD :

6. USB CDROM :

Help

Exit

ESC

3. Execute the BIOS.BAT batch file to update BIOS. The flash process begins as shown.

Select Item Select Menu

F5/F6 Enter

Change Values Select SubMenu

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

Setup Default

Save and Exit

F10

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4. In flash BIOS, the message Please do not remove AC Power Source displays. NOTE: If the AC power is not connected, the following message displays.

Plug in the AC power to continue.

5. Flash is complete when the message Flash programming complete displays.

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WinFlash Utility

Perform the following steps to use the WinFlash Utility:

1. Double-click the WinFlash executable.

2. Click OK to begin the update. A progress screen displays.

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Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities

This section provides you with details about removing HDD/BIOS password:

Remove HDD Password:

If you key in the wrong HDD password three times, an error is generated.

To reset the HDD password, perform the following steps:

1. After the error is displayed, select the Enter Unlock Password option on th e screen.

2. An Encode key is generated for unlocking utilities. Note down this key.

3. Execute the UnlockHD.EXE file to create the unlock code in DOS Mode using the format UnlockHD

[Encode code] with the code noted in the previous step, as follows:

UnlockHD 76943488

4. The command generates a password which can be used for unlocking the HDD.

Password : 46548274

5. Key in the password from the previous step to unlock the HDD as shown.

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Removing BIOS Passwords:

To clear the User or Supervisor passwords, open the DIMM door and use a metal instrument to short the

RTC_RST point.

Cleaning BIOS Passwords

To clean the User or Supervisor passwords, perform the following steps:

1. From a DOS prompt, execute clnpwd.exe

2. Press 1 or 2 to clean the desired password shown on the screen.

The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not.

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Using Boot Sequence Selector

The Boot Sequence Selector allows the boot order to be changed without accessing the BIOS. To use Boot Sequence Selector, perform the following steps:

1. Enter into DOS.

2. Execute BS.exe to display the usage screen.

3. Select the desired boot sequence by entering the corresponding sequence. For example, enter BS2 to

change the boot sequence to HDD | CD ROM | LAN | Floppy.

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Using DMITools

The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM to be used in the DMI pool for hardware management.

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

To update the DMI Pool, perform the following steps:

1. Boot into DOS.

2. Execute dmitools. The following messages report to screen to confirm completion:

• dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from bios

• dmitools /wm xxxx ==> Write manufacturer name to eeprom (max. 16 characters)

• dmitools /wp xxxx ==> Write product name to eeprom (max. 16 characters)

• dmitools /ws xxxx ==> Write serial number to eeprom (max. 22 characters)

• dmitools /wu xxxx ==> Write uuid to eeprom

• dmitools /wa xxxx ==> Write asset tag to eeprom (max. 32 characters)

The following examples show the commands and the corresponding output information.

Read DMI Information from Memory

Input:

dmitools /r

Output:

Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): TravelMate xxxxx Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789 UUID String (Type1, Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acet Asstag

Write Product Name to EEPROM

Input:

dmitools /wp Acer

Write Serial Number to EEPROM

Input:

dmitools /ws 01234567890123456789

4 ). Write UUID to EEPROM ( Create UUID from Intel WFM20.pdf )

Input:

dmitools /wu

5). Write Asset Tag to EEPROM

Input:

dmitools /wa Acet Asstag

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

You can use the MAC.BAT utility to write the MAC.CFG file to the EEPROM under DOS mode.

1. Use a text editor (for example: Notepad) to open the MAC.CFG file. You can see the MAC.CFG contents

as below:

WriteData = ‘001122334455' MAC value StartAddr=7A MAC address WriteLeng=6 MAC value length KeepByte=0 don’t care

2. In DOS mode, run the MAC.BAT file to write MAC values to eeprom.

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Machine Disassembly and Replacement

IMPORTANT: The outside housing and color may vary from the mass produced model.

This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the notebook computer for maintenance and troubleshooting.

Disassembly Requirements

To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:

• Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge

• Flat screwdriver

• Philips screwdriver

• Plastic flat screwdriver

• Plastic tweezers

NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the

screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components.

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Pre-disassembly Instructions

Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:

1. Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.

2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system.

3. Place the system on a flat, stable surface.

4. Remove the battery pack.

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Disassembly Process

IMPORTANT: The LCD Module cannot be disassembled outside of factory conditions. If any part of the LCD Module is faulty, such as the camera, antenna or LCD panel, the whole module must be replaced.

The disassembly process is divided into the following stages:

• External module disassembly

• Main unit disassembly

• LCD module disassembly

The flowcharts provided in the succeeding disassembly sections illustrate the entire disassembly sequence. Observe the order of the sequence to avoid damage to any of the hardware components. For example, if you want to remove the mainboard, you must first remove the keyboard, then disassemble the inside assembly frame in that order.

Main Screw List

Screw Quantity Part Number

M2.5*8 19 86.PSV02.002 M2*3 26 86.PSV02.004 M2.5*5 8 86.PSV02.001 M1.98*3 4 86.PSV02.004 M2.5*6 4 86.PSV02.003

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External Module Disassembly Process

IMPORTANT: The outside housing and color may vary from the mass produced model.

External Modules Disassembly Flowchart

The flowchart below gives you a graphic representation of the external module disassembly sequence and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing. For example, if you want to remove the keyboard, you must first remove the switch board.

Turn off system and peripherals

power

Disconnect power and signal cables

from system

Remove

Battery

Remove

Dummy Card

Remove

DIMMs

Remove

HDD/WLAN/DIMM

Door

Remove

WLAN

Remove

3G Cover

Remove

HDD

Remove

ODD

Screw List

Step Screw Quantity Part No.

ODD Module M 2.5*8 1 86.PSV02.002 ODD Bracket M2*3 2 86.PSV02.004 3G Cover M2.5*8 1 86.PSV02.002 Logic Lower Door M2.5*8 2 86.PSV02.002 WLAN Module M2*3 1 86.PSV02.004 HDD Carrier M2*3 4 86.PSV02.004

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Removing the Battery Pack

1. Turn computer over. Slide the battery lock in the direction shown.

2. Slide and hold the battery release latch to the release position (1), then lift out the battery pack from the main

unit (2).

NOTE: Please follow local regulations for disposal.

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Removing the SD Dummy Card

1. Push the SD dummy card all the way in to eject it.

2. Pull it out from the slot.

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Removing the Optical Drive Module

1. See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 43.

2. Remove the screw securing the ODD module.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

ODD Module M2.5*8 1

3. Pull the optical drive module out from the chassis.

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4. Remove the two (2) screws securing the ODD bracket and remove the ODD bracket from the optical disk drive module.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

ODD Bracket M2*3 2

5. Remove the ODD bezel by prying the top edge away and clear of the module.

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Removing the Logic Lower Door

1. Remove two (2) screws from the logic lower door.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Logic lower door M2.5*8 2

2. Lift the door beginning from the inner edge as shown.

3. Lift the door clear of the device, exposing the HDD, DIMM, and WLAN modules.

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Removing the 3G Cover

1. Remove one (1) screw from the 3G Cover.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

3G Cover M2.5*8 1

2. Lift the 3G Cover from the right edge first, then remove completely.

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Removing the DIMM Module

1. See “Removing the Logic Lower Door” on page 47.

2. Push out the release latches on both sides of the DIMM socket to release the DIMM module.

3. Remove the DIMM module.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the second DIMM module if present.

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Removing the WLAN Module

1. See “Removing the Logic Lower Door” on page 47.

2. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN Board.

NOTE: Cable placement is Black to the MAIN terminal and White to the AUX terminal.

3. Move the antenna away and remove the two (1) screws to release the WLAN Board.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

WLAN Module M2*3 1

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4. Detach the WLAN Board from the WLAN socket.

NOTE: When reattaching the antennas, ensure the cables are tucked into the chassis to prevent damage.

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Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module

1. See “Removing the Logic Lower Door” on page 47.

2. Using the pull-tab, slide the HDD Module in the direction of the arrow to disconnect the interface.

3. Lift the HDD Module clear of the HDD bay.

NOTE: To prevent damage to device, avoid pressing down on it or placing heavy objects on top of it.

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4. Remove the four (4) screws (two each side) securing the hard disk to the carrier.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

HDD Carrier M3*3 4

5. Remove the HDD from the carrier.

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Main Unit Disassembly Process

Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart

Remove External

Modules before

proceeding

Remove

Power Board

Remove

Left Speaker

Module

Remove

Right Speaker

Module

Upper Cover

Remove

Keyboard

Remove

Upper Cover

Remove

TouchPad

Bracket

Remove

USB Board

Remove

Card Reader

Board

Lower Cover

Remove

Mainboard

Remove

Thermal Module

Remove

CPU

Remove

USB Board

Screw List

Step Screw Quantity Part No.

Upper Cover M2.5*5 7 86.PSV02.001 Lower Cover M2.5*8 11 86.PSV02.002 Battery Bay M2*3 4 86.PSV02.004 Left Speaker Module M2*3 2 86.PSV02.004 Right Speaker Module M2*3 2 86.PSV02.004 Power Board M2*3 2 86.PSV02.004 Card Reader M2*3 1 86.PSV02.004 USB Board M2*3 1 86.PSV02.004 TouchPad Bracket M2*3 1 86.PSV02.004 Mainboard M2.5*5 1 86.PSV02.001 Thermal Module M1.98*3 4 86.PSV02.006

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Removing the Keyboard

1. Unlock the six (6) keyboard locks.

2. Pry up the centre of the Keyboard and rotate it upward away from the Upper Cover.

3. Turn the keyboard over on to the TouchPad area to expose the FFC connector.

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4. Open the locking latch and disconnect the FFC from the mainboard.

5. Lift the keyboard clear of the Upper Cover.

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Removing the Upper Cover

1. See “External Module Disassembly Process” on page 42.

2. Turn the computer over. Remove the eleven (11) screws on the lower cover and four (4) screws from the

battery bay.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Upper Cover (red callout)

M2.5*8 11

Battery Bay (green callout)

M2*3 4

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3. Turn the computer over and disconnect the following four (4) cables from the Mainboard.

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4. Release the locking latch on A. 5. Disconnect A as shown.

6. Release the locking latch on B and remove the ca ble as shown.

7. Release the locking latch on C and remove the

cable as shown.

NOTE: Avoid pulling on cables directly to prevent damage to the connectors. NOTE: Use the pull-tabs on FFCs whenever available to prevent damage.

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9. Remove the seven (7) screws on the Upper Cover as shown.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Upper Cover M2.5*5 7

10. Starting at the top right side of the cover, pry ap art the Upper and Lower Covers as shown. Work along the front edge of the casing to the left as shown, then lift the Upper Cover clear of the Lower Cover.

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Removing the Left Speaker Module

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Locate the Left Speaker Module on the Upper Cover as shown.

3. Remove two (2) screws from the left speaker module.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Left Speaker Module

4. Remove the Speaker cable from the cable channel. Ensure that the cable is free from all cable clips.

M2*3 2

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5. Lift the Speaker clear of the Upper Cover.

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Removing the Right Speaker Module

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Locate the Right Speaker Module on the Upper Cover as shown.

3. Remove the two (2) securing screws from the Right Speaker Module.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Right Speaker Module

4. Remove the Right Speaker Module cable from the cable channel. Ensure that the cable is free from all cable clips.

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5. Lift the Right Speaker Module clear of the device.

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Removing the Power Board

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Turn the upper cover over and remove the power board cable. Pass the cable through the upper cover as

shown.

3. Remove two (2) screws from the power board.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Power board M2*3 2

4. Remove the power board assembly and lift the power board clear of the device.

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Removing the TouchPad Bracket

IMPORTANT: The TouchPad Board cannot be removed individually. To replace the TouchPad Board, replace the entire Upper Cover.

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Lift the FFC to detach the adhesive securing the cable to the Upper Cover.

3. Release the FFC locking latch and disconnect the TouchPad FFC from the cover.

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4. Remove the one (1) screw from TouchPad bracket.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

TouchPad Bracket M2*3 1

5. Pry the Touchpad bracket off the adhesive and remove it as shown.

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Removing the Card Reader Board

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Unlock the mainboard to card reader cable connector.

3. Remove one (1) screw from the card reader board.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Card Reader M2*3 1

4. Lift the card reader board clear of the device.

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Removing the USB Board

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Unlock the mainboard to USB cable connector.

3. Remove one (1) screw from the USB board.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

USB M2*3 1

4. Lift the USB board clear of the device.

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Removing the Bluetooth Board

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Pry the Bluetooth board from the adhesive.

3. Disconnect the mainboard to Bluetooth cable.

4. Lift the Bluetooth board away from the cable channel as shown.

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Removing the Mainboard

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Unlock the microphone cable connector and disconnect the cable.

3. Disconnect the LVDS cable.

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4. Remove the one (1) securing screw from the Mainboard.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Mainboard M2.5*5 1

5. Lift the right edge of the mainboard first to free it from the lower case, without removing the mainboard completely from the chassis.

CAUTION: Do not remove the mainboard completely. The mainboard is still connected to the chassis.

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6. Carefully turn the mainboard over and place it on a clean, dust-free surface.

CAUTION: Do not use excessive force when turning the mainboard over as it is still connected to the chassis

by the power cable.

7. Disconnect the power cable.

8. Remove the mainboard from the chassis and turn it over.

NOTE: Circuit boards >10 cm² have been highlighted with a yellow rectangle as shown in the previous image. Please detach the Circuit board and follow local regulations for disposal.

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9. Remove the adhesive tape from the bluetooth cable.

10. Unlock the connector and disconnect the bluetooth to mainboard cable.

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Removing the Thermal Module

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Disconnect the fan cable.

3. Remove the four (4) securing screws (in reverse numerical order from screw 4 to 1) from the Thermal Module.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

Thermal Module M1.98*3 4

1 3

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4. Carefully lift the Thermal Module clear of the Mainboard.

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Removing the CPU

IMPORTANT: The pins on the underside of the CPU are very delicate. If they are damaged, the CPU may malfunction. Place the CPU on a clean, dry surface when it is not installed.

1. See “Removing the Thermal Module” on page 75.

2. Using a flat-bladed screw driver, rotate the CPU locking screw 180° counter-clockwise as shown.

3. Lift the CPU clear of the socket as shown.

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LCD Module Disassembly Process

LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart

Remove LCD

Assembly

Remove

LCD Bezel

Remove

Camera Module

Remove

LCD Panel

Remove

LCD Brackets

and FPC Cable

Remove

Antennas

Remove

Microphone

Cable

Screw List

Step Screw Quantity Part No.

LCD Assy M2.5*8 4 86.PSV02.002 LCD Bezel M2.5*6 2 86.PSV02.003 LCD Panel M2.5*6 2 86.PSV02.003 LCD Brackets M2*3 6 86.PSV02.004

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Removing the LCD Assembly

1. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 57.

2. Turn the device over and pass the black and white antenna cables through the lower cover.

3. Free the black and white antenna cables from the cable channel as shown.

4. Continue removing the white antenna cable from the cable channel.

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5. Remove the LVDS cable from the cable channel.

6. Remove the adhesive tape from the black antenna cable.

7. Free the cable from the cable channel as shown.

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8. Remove four (4) screws from the LCD assembly.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

LCD assembly M2.5*8 4

9. Remove the LCD assembly from the lower cover.

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Removing the LCD Bezel

1. See “Removing the LCD Assembly” on page 79.

2. Remove the two bezel screw caps and screws.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

LCD Bezel M2.5*6 2

3. Starting from the bottom edge of the bezel, pry the bezel upwards and away from the panel. Work along the right side toward the top of the bezel, prying the covers apart. Continue along the top edge and down the left side to remove the bezel.

NOTE: If necessary, use a pry to lift up the outside edges of the bezel.

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Removing the Camera Module

1. See “Removing the LCD Assembly” on page 79.

2. Locate the Camera Module at the top of the LCD Module and disconnect the camera cable.

3. Remove the Camera from the module.

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Removing the LCD Panel

1. See “Removing the Camera Module” on page 83.

2. Remove the two (2) securing screws from the LCD Panel.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

LCD Panel M2.5*6 2

3. Remove the adhesive strip holding the cables in place.

4. Remove the cable from the LCD Module as shown.

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5. Lift the LCD Panel clear of the module.

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Removing the LCD Brackets and FPC Cable

1. See “Removing the LCD Panel” on page 84.

2. Remove the six (6) securing screws (three on each side) from the LCD Panel brackets.

Step Size Quantity Screw Type

LCD Brackets M2*3 6

3. Remove the LCD brackets by pulling away from the LCD Panel.

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4. Turn the LCD panel over to expose the rear. Pull the cable up as shown.

5. Remove the adhesive tape from the cable.

6. Peel back the mylar securing the LVDS cable.

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7. Disconnect the LVDS cable from the panel.

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Removing the Microphone Cable

1. See “Removing the LCD Panel” on page 84.

2. Remove the cable bundle from the hinge channel.

3. Peel back the foil tabs and remove the microphone cable from the cable channel.

4. Continue removing the cable from the cable channel.

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5. Lift the microphone set clear of the panel.

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