PackardBell easynote dt85 Service Manual

EasyNote DT85

SERVICE GUIDE

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Contents

Chapter 1: System specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wired LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Buttons/Indicators/Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cooling fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Notebook product tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 2: System utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

BIOS setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Navigating the BIOS setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BIOS setup utility menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

BIOS recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Creating the Crisis Recovery disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Performing a BIOS recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Running the Flash utility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Clearing a BIOS password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Unlocking the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 3: Replacing notebook components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Preparing the work space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Required tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Preparing the notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Removing the bay cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adding or replacing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Replacing the wireless card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Replacing the hard drive 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Replacing the hard drive 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Replacing the thermal module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Replacing the VGA board (for discrete models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Replacing the keyboard cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Replacing the power button board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Replacing the LCD panel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Replacing the palm rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Replacing the touchpad board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Replacing the touchpad button board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Replacing the USB board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Replacing the Bluetooth module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Replacing the modem board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Replacing the coin-cell battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Replacing the dc-in cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Replacing the left and right speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Replacing the subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Replacing the LCD front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Replacing the inverter board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Replacing the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Replacing the LCD panel hinge brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Replacing the microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Replacing the webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Replacing the antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Replacing the LCD assembly lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 System test procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Testing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Testing the keyboard or auxiliary input device . . . . . . . . . . 139 Testing the memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Testing the power system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Testing the touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Power-On Self-Test (POST) error message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Index of error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 No-beep error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Phoenix BIOS beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Symptom-to-FRU error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Keyboard and touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Chapter 5: System board layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

EasyNote DT85 system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Chapter 6: FRU (Field-Replaceable Unit) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Exploded diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 FRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Appendix A: Model definition and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Appendix B: Test compatible components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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Appendix C: Online support information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Online Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

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System specifications

•Preface

•Features

•System block diagram

•Hardware specifications

•Notebook product tour

•Keyboard

•Touchpad

•Webcam

CHAPTER 1: System specifications

Preface

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Warning

Indicates a potential for personal injury.

Caution

Indicates a potential loss of data or damage to equipment.

Important

Indicates information that is important to know for the proper completion of a procedure, choice of an option, or completing a task.

General information

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

•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 (such as add-on cards, modems, or extra memory capabilities). These localized features are not covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

•When ordering FRU parts: Check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it may not be noted in this printed service guide.

•Acer-authorized Service Providers: 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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Features

Platform

•Intel®

–Processor: Intel Core™2 Duo processor (2.0–2.4 GHz or above) with 1066/800 MHz FSB

–Core logic: Intel GM45 (north bridge) + Intel ICH9M (south bridge)

•Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5100 a/b/g/n, Lite-On Atheris b/g/n

System memory

•Two DIMM slots supporting DDR3 1066 MHz DDR3 (PC3-8500) SO-DIMM

•Maximum memory of 4 GB using two 2 GB SO-DIMM for 32-bit OS

•Dual channel SDRAM support

Display and graphics

•18.4" WUXGA (Full HD, 1080p) or WXGA+ (HD+, 720p) TFT LCD panel

•Supported resolutions

–WUXGA : 1920x1080, 1366×768, 1360×768, 1280×768, 1280×720, 1024×768, and 800×600

–WXGA+: 1680x945, 1366×768, 1280×768, 1280×720, 1024×768, and 800×600

•VGA memory: shared, 512 MB or 1024 MB

•VGA controller

–N10PGS DDRIII 1024MB 800MHz

–N10MGS DDRIII 512MB 800MHz

•Dual independent display support

•16.7 million colors

•MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (acceleration)

•MPEG-2/DVD decoding (for selected models)

•WMV9 (VC-1) support (acceleration)

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

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

Media storage

•Industry standard 2.5” 120–500 GB or above SATA hard disk drive

•Optical drive options:

–Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

–DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

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

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Input devices

•99-,100-, or 103-key keyboard, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel

•Function keys, system keys, navigation keys, Fn key, Windows key, Application key, arrow keys, and a separate numeric keypad

•Touchpad pointing device

•Capacitive hotkeys

Audio

•2.1 stereo speakers

•Dolby Home Theater

•Subwoofer

•Built-in microphone

•High-definition audio support

•MS-Sound compatible

Communication

•WLAN: Intel® WiFi Link 5100 a/b/g/n, Foxconn Atheros HB93 or Liteon Atheris HB93

•WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

•LAN: 10/100/1000 Ethernet

•Built-in V.92 56Kbps MDC 1.5 modem

•Integrated webcam (optional)

I/O ports

•Ethernet (RJ45)

•External display (VGA)

•HDMI™ port with HDCP support

•USB (four)

•MIR

•Line-in

•Microphone in

•Headphone jack with S/PDIF support

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

•DC in jack for AC adapter

•Modem

•PCI-Express card

•TV Tuner (optional)

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Security

•Kensington lock

•BIOS-based user, supervisor, and HDD passwords

Physical specifications

•Dimensions: 441.1 × 300 × 40.2/44.2 mm (17.37 × 11.81 × 1.58/1.74 in)

•Weight: 4.1 Kg. (9.04 lbs.)

Environment

•Temperature

–Operating: 32 to 90 °F (0 to 35 °C)

–Non-operating: -4 to 140 °F (-20 to 60 °C)

•Humidity (non-condensing)

–Operating: 10% to 90%

–Non-operating: 5% to 95%

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System block diagram

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Hardware specifications
Processor
Item	Specification
Type	Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron mobile processor
Processor package	Socket-P, µFCPGA
Processor core voltage	1.0375V to 1.3V
Core logic	Intel GM45 + ICH9M
Controllers
Item	Intel platform
Core logic	Intel GM45 + ICH9M
VGA	•	N10PGS 1024MB
	•	N10MGS 512MB
Ethernet	Broadcom BCM5784
USB 2.0	Intel ICH9M
Bluetooth	Foxconn Bluetooth BRM 2046 BT2.1
Wireless 802.11	• Intel WiFi Link 5100
	•	Foxconn Atheros HB93
	•	Liteon Atheris HB93
Memory card reader	Realtek RTS5159
Audio codec	Realtek ALC888S

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	BIOS
	Item	Specification
	BIOS vendor	Phoenix
	BIOS version	V1.01
	BIOS ROM type	3V
	BIOS ROM size	16 Mb
	BIOS package	8-SOP
	Supported protocols	ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0 compliance, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security Control,
		INT 13H Extenstions, PnP BIOS 1.0a SMBIOS 2.4, BIOS Boot Specification, Simple
		Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification, USB
		Specification 1.1/2.0, IEEE 1394 1.0, USB/1394 CD-ROM Boot Up support, PC Card
		Standard 1995 (PCMCIA 3.0 Compliant Device), IrDA 1.0, Intel AC97 CNR
		Specification, WfM 2.0, PXE 2.1, Boot Integrity Service Application Program
		Interface (BIS) 1.0, PC99a and Mobile PC2001 Compliant
	BIOS password control	Manually set supervisor, user, and HDD passwords
	Memory
	Item		Specification
	Memory controller		Built-in
	Memory size		0 MB (no on-board memory)
	Number of slots		2
	Maximum memory size per slot		2 GB
	Maximum system memory		4 GB
	Supported SO-DIMM type		•	DDR 3 SDRAM
	Supported SO-DIMM speed		•	1066 MHz (PC3-8500)
	Supported SO-DIMM voltage		•	1.8V and 0.9V
			•	1.5V
	Supported SO-DIMM package		200-pin SO-DIMM
	Memory module combinations		You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match
			the above specifications.

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Hard Drive

Item	Specification
Model	Seagate	Seagate	Seagate	Seagate
	ST9160310AS	ST9250315AS and	ST9320320AS	ST9500325AS
	Toshiba	ST9250320AS	Toshiba	Toshiba
	MK1655GSX	Toshiba MK2555GSX	MK3255GSX	MK5055GSX
	Hitachi	Hitachi	Hitachi	Hitachi
	HTS543216L9A30	HTS545025B9A300	HTS545032B9A30	HTS545050B9A30
	0	Western Digital	0	0
	Western Digital		Western Digital	Western Digital
		WD2500BEVT-22ZCT
	WD1600BEVT-22Z	0	WD3200BEVT-22	WD5000BEVT-22Z
	CT0		ZCT0	AT0
Capacity (MB)	160000	250000	320000	500000
Bytes per sector	512	512	512	512
Data heads	3/4	4	4	4
Drive format
Disks	2	2	2	2
Spindle speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
(RPM)
Performance specifications
Buffer size	8MB	8MB	8MB	8MB
Interface	SATA	SATA	SATA	SATA
Max. media	540	540	850	3.0 GB/s (Max.)
transfer rate				Buffer to Host
(disk-buffer,
Mbytes/s)
DC power requirement
Voltage tolerance	5 V DC ± 5%	5 V DC ± 5%	5 V DC ± 5%	5 V DC ± 5%

Optical drive

Item	Specification
Model	Toshiba Super Multi Drive DL 8X TS-L633B	Sony BD COMBO 12.7mm DL 2X BC-5500S
	LF	LF
	HLDS Super Multi Drive DL 8X GT20N LF	PLDS BD COMBO 12.7mm DL 2X DS-4E1S
	Sony Super Multi Drive DL 8X AD-7580S LF	HLDS BD COMBO 12.7mm DL 2X CT-10
	PLDS Super Multi Drive DL 8X DS-8A3S LF

Performance specification

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Item	Specification
Transfer rate	Sustained:	Sustained:
	• with CD: Max 3.6 Mbytes/sec	• with CD: Max 3.6 Mbytes/sec
	• with DVD: Max 10.08 Mbytes/sec	• with DVD: Max 10.8 Mbytes/sec
		• with BD: Max 11 Mbytes/sec
Buffer memory	2 MB	•	for CD/DVD: 2 MB
		•	for BD: 4.5 MB
Interface	SATA
Applicable	CD:
disc formats	• CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT

•CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data

•CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Photo CD, Multi-Session

•CD-I (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge)

•CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video

•Photo CD (multi-session)

•Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video

•CD-Extra (CD+)

•CD-text

•CD-R (Orange Book Part)

•CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part Volume1 & Volume 2)

•Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type

•US & US+ RW

DVD:

•DVD-VIDEO

•DVD-RAM

•DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual

•DVD-Video (Book 1.1)

•DVD-R (Book 1.0, 3.9G, 4.7 GB)

•DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) - General & Authoring

•DVD+R (Version 1.0)

•DVD+RW

•DVD-RW (Non CPRM & CPRM)

•DVD-R Dual

		Blu-Ray:
		BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL
Loading	Load: Tray (manual)
mechanism	Release: (a) Electrical (release button), (b) ATAPI command, (c) Emergency
Power requirement
Input voltage	5 V ± 5% (operating)	5 V ± 5% (operating)

LCD

Item	Specification
Brand	CMO / Samsung
Display area/Screen size	408.24mm (H) x 229.635 mm (V)/18.4 inches (diagonal)
Display resolution (pixels)	1920 x 1080 WUXGA / 1680 x 945 WXGA+
Pixel pitch	0.204 x 0.204
Pixel arrangement	RGB vertical stripe

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	Item	Specification
	Display mode	Normally white
	Brightness (nits)	250 / 220
	Luminance uniformity	1.25 max.
	Contrast ratio	400–500 typical
	Response time (ms)	8
	Nominal input voltage	+3.3 V
	Viewing angle
	Horizontal: Right/Left	45/45
	Vertical: Upper/Lower	15/35
	Temperature (°C)
	Operating	0 to +50
	Storage (shipping)	-40 to +60
Audio
	Item	Specification
	Controller	Realtek ALC888S
	Mono or stereo	Stereo
	Resolution	24-bit DAC and ADC
	Compatibility	HD Audio / Dolby Sound room
	Sampling rate	192 kHz maximum sample rate
	Internal microphone	Yes
	Internal speakers	Yes
	Internal subwoofer	Yes

Video

Item	Specification
Chipset	Intel GM45 (4500MHD)	N10MGS	N10PGS
Memory	Shared (up to 384 MB)	512 MB	1024MB
size

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Item	Specification
Features	•	Intel Gen 5.0 integrated	•
		graphics engine with ten,
		fully-programmable cores
	•	Supports HDMI/DVI, DP,
		TV-Out, LVDS, CRT and SDVO
	• Intel® Dynamic Video Memory
		Technology (Intel® DVMT 5.0)
	• Video Capture via x1
		concurrent PCI Express port
	• PAVP (Protected Audio-Video
		Path) support for Protected
		Intel® HD Audio (Video and
		Audio) Playback
	• High performance MPEG-2
		decoding
	• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264
		(AVC) support
	•	Hardware acceleration for
		MPEG2 VLD/iDCT
	•	Microsoft DirectX*10 support
	• Blu-ray* support @ 40 Mb/s
	•	Hardware motion
		compensation
	• Intermediate Z in classic
		rendering
Core	533 MHz core render clock @
voltage	1.05 V core voltage

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Keyboard
Item			Specification
Controller			Winbond WPC773
Type			99- ,100 or 103-key, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel
Key types			Function keys, system keys, navigation keys, Fn key, Windows key, Application
			key, arrow keys, and separate numeric keypad
Capacitive hotkeys			Caps lock, Num lock, PowerSave, My Backup, Wi-Fi control, touchpad lock,
			and volume controls
Support for simultaneous use			Yes
of Internal and external
keyboard (USB)
Pointing device
Item	Specification
Type	•	Synaptics TM00540-001 Touchpad
	•	ALPS KGDFF0031A Touchpad
Click buttons	Left/Right
Memory card reader
Item	Specification
Controller	Realtek RTS5159
Cards supported	MMC, MMC+, SD, xD, MS, and MS PRO
Compliancy	• Complies to SDIO Host Interface Specification Rev 1.0
	• SDIO Version 1.10 compliant with High-Speed Mode

• SD Host Interface Specification v1.0

• SD Host Interface Specification v2.0

• SD HC (High Capacity SD memory card)

• Supports SD memory card, with CPRM security

• Complies to MultiMediaCard™ Version 4.0

• Supports Memory Stick™ and MS PRO media cards

• Supports xD-Picture™ card and SmartMedia™ cards

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Wired LAN
Item	Specification
Chipset	Broadcom BCM5784
Data throughput	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN connector type	RJ45
LAN connector location	Left side
Features	• Integrated 10/10/1000 BASE-T transceiver
	•	PCI v2.2 compliant
	• Wake on LAN support meeting ACPI requirements
Wireless LAN
Item	Specification
Chipset	• Intel WiFi Link 5100
	•	Foxconn Atheros HB93
	•	Liteon Atheris HB93
Data throughput	11–54 Mbps, up to 270 Mbps for Draft-N
Protocol	•	IEEE 802.11a
	•	IEEE 802.11b
	•	IEEE 802.11g
	•	IEEE 802.11 Draft-N
	•	IEEE 802.16e
Interface	PCI bus (mini PCI socket for wireless module)
Bluetooth
Item	Specification
Chipset	Broadcom BCM2046
Data throughput	2.1 Mbps
Protocol	Bluetooth 2.0
Interface	USB (board level)
Connector type	Wireless via Bluetooth protocol

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USB
Item	Specification
Chipset	•	Intel ICH9M
USB compliancy level	2.0
OHCI	USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 host controller
Number of USB ports	4
Location	• Two on the left side
	• Two on the right side
Buttons/Indicators/Ports
Item	Specification
Buttons	•	Power button
	•	Capacitive hotkeys
Indicators	•	Power
	•	Battery charge
	•	Media activity
	•	Num lock
	•	Caps lock
	•	Bluetooth
Ports	•	USB (four)
	• External display (VGA) port
	•	Ethernet (RJ45)
	•	Headphone with S/PDIFsupport
	•	Microphone in
	• DC in jack for AC adapter
	• 6-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MMC+, MS, MS PRO, xD)
	• HDMI port with HDCP support
	•	Modem (optional)
Webcam
Item	Specification
Model	• Suyin Camera 1.0M DV Tulip
Interface	USB 2.0
Resolution	1.0 M pixels (1280 x 960)
Signal to noise ratio	42 dB
Sensor	CMOS 1/4
Power	5 V
Built-in microphone	Yes
LED	No

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Cooling fan

Processor temperature (°C)	Fan speed (rpm)	Acoustic level (dBA)
45-50	0-3000	29
55-66	0-3300	33
68-74	3300-3800	38
78-83	3800-4100	40
86-91	4100-4800	40

Note: Throttling 50%: % is controlled by operating system. Temperature point is 95 °C. OS shut down at 100 °C; Hardware shut down at 105 °C

Battery

Item	Specification
Brand	Sony / Simplo / Samsung
Type	Li-ion
Pack capacity	4400–4800 mAH
Number of battery cell	6-8
Package configuration	3 cells in series, 2 series in parallel / 4 cells in series, 2 series in parallel
Normal voltage	11.1 V
Charge voltage (max)	12.6 V

AC adapter

Item	Specification
Brand	Delta / Hipro
Watt	65 / 90
Maximum input AC	1.7 A
current
Output rating	19 V DC

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Power management
ACPI mode	Description
G3	Mechanical Off - All devices in the system are turned off completely. No electrical current is running
	through the system. Except for the real-time clock, power consumption is zero. The machine can
	be worked on without damaging the hardware or endangering service personnel.
G2 (S5)	Soft Off - The computer consumes a minimal amount of power. No user mode or system mode
	code is run. It is not safe to disassemble the machine in this state.
G1	The computer consumes a small amount of power, user mode threads are not being executed,
	and the system “appears” to be off (from the end user’s perspective, the display is off, and so on).
	It is not safe to disassemble the machine in this state.
G0 (S0)	Working - The system dispatches user mode (application) threads and they execute. In this state,
	peripheral devices are having their power state changed dynamically. The user can select, through
	some UI, various performance/power characteristics of the system to have the software optimize
	for performance or battery life. The system responds to external events in real time. It is not safe
	to disassemble the machine in this state.
G3	Mechanical Off - All devices in the system are turned off completely. No electrical current is running
	through the system. Except for the real-time clock, power consumption is zero. The machine can
	be worked on without damaging the hardware or endangering service personnel.

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Notebook product tour

Important

Case color may vary from that shown in the pictures.

Front View

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					1	2
#	Icon				Item		Description
1					5-in-1 card reader		Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC),
							Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS PRO), and
							xD-Picture Card.
							Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card
							can operate at any given time.
2					Battery1		Indicates the computer's battery status.
							1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery
							is charging.
							2. Fully charged: The light shows green when in AC
							mode.
3					Power1		Indicates the computer's power status.

Note:

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

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Left View

1

2

3

4

7

9

5

6

8

#

Icon

Item

Description

1

DC-in jack

Connects to an AC adapter.

2

HDMI out jack

HDMI

Plug an HDMI device, such as a high definition television, into

(optional)

this optional jack.

3

External display

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

(VGA) port

projector).

4

Ethernet (RJ-45)

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

port

5

USB 2.0 ports

Connects to USB 2.0 devices

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

6

Line-in jack

Accepts inputs from external sound source.

7

Microphone jack

Accepts inputs from external microphones.

8

Headphones/spe

Connects to audio line-out devices

aker/line-out jack.

(e.g., speakers, headphones).

9

ExpressCard/54

Accepts one ExpressCard/54 module.

slot

Note: Push to remove/install the card.

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Right View

4

5

1

2

3

6

7

#

Icon

Item

Description

1

USB 2.0 ports

Connects to USB 2.0 devices

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

2

Optical drive

Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.

3

Optical disk access

Lights up when the optical drive is active.

indicator

4

Optical drive eject

Ejects the optical disk from the drive.

button

5

Emergency eject hole

Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off.

Note: Insert a paper clip to the emergency eject hole to eject

the optical drive tray when the computer is off.

6

Modem jack

Plug a dial-up modem cable into this optional jack.

7

Kensington lock slot

Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock.

Rear View

		1
#	Item	Description
1	Ventilation slots	Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use.

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Top View

Note:

The LCD and the keyboard are separate pictures and were joined together for better clarification.

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#	Icon			Item	Description
1				Power button /	Turns the computer on and off. /
				indicator	Indicates the computer's power status.
2				Touchpad toggle	Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
				Backup key	Launches Acer Backup Management for three-step data
					backup.
				Acer PowerSmart	Puts your computer into power-saving mode.
				key
				Communication	Enables / disables the WLAN / 3G functions.
				key
				Bluetooth toggle	Turns the Bluetooth function on and off.
3				Palmrest	Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the
					computer.
4				Touchpad	Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer
					mouse.
5				Click buttons (left	The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse
				and right)	buttons.
6				Keyboard	For entering data into your computer.
7				Multimedia panel	Use to control playback of CDs and DVDs. The panel includes
					a capacitive (touch) volume control.
8				Speakers	Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.
9				Display screen	Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer
					output
					(Configuration may vary by models).
10				Webcam	Web camera for video communication.
11				Microphone	Internal microphone for sound recording.

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Bottom View

1

6

2

5

				3	4
#	Icon		Item	Description
1			Subwoofer	Emits low frequency sound output.
2			Bottom cover	Houses the memory, hard drive, cpu, and wlan card.
3			Battery release latch	Releases the batter for removal.
4			Battery bay	Houses the computer’s battery pack.
5			Battery lock	Locks the battery in position.

6	Hard disk cover	Houses the computer’s secondary hard drive (optional).

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Keyboard

Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that functions the same as a desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows and function keys for specific system operations.

Function keys/ System keys

Numeric keypad/ Navigation keys

FN key Windows key

Application key

Arrow keys

Key types

The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in combination with another key.

Key type	Icon				Description
Function keys					Press these keys labeled F1 to F12 to perform actions in
					programs. For example, pressing F1 may open help.
					Each program uses different function keys for different
					purposes. See the program documentation to find out
					more about the function key actions.
System keys					Press these colored keys in combination with the FN key
					to perform specific actions. For more information, see
					“System key combinations” on page 25.
Navigation keys					Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of
					a line, to the end of a line, up the page, down the page,
					to the beginning of a document, or to the end of a
					document.
Fn key					Press the FN key in combination with a colored system key
					to perform a specific action.
Windows key					Press this key to open the Windows Start menu. This key
					can also be used in combination with other keys to open
					Windows utilities like F (Search utility), R (Run utility), and
					E (Computer window).
Application key					Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and help
					assistants in Windows.
Arrow keys					Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or left.

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