Acer 4553G User manual

Aspire 4553/4553G Series

Service Guide

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Service guide files and updates are available

on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,

please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

II

Revision History

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Disclaimer

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

Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the

contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular

purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the

programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its

dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential

damages resulting from any defect in the software.

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IV

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

NOTE: This symbol where placed in the Service Guide designates a component that should be recycled

according to the local regulations.

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.

V

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Your Acer Aspire Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Closed Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

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

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

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

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

TouchPad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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

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

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

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

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

System Utilities 31

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Aspire 4553/4553G BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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

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

Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47

Disassembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the SD dummy card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the Lower Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Removing the Optical Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the DIMM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Removing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Power Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Removing the Function Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Removing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Removing the Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

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

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Removing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Removing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Removing the FPC Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Removing the Microphone Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Removing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Removing the Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

LCD Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Replacing the MIC and WiFi Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Replacing the FPC Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Replacing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Replacing the Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Main Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Replacing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Replacing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Replacing the PCH Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Replacing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Replacing the Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Replacing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Replacing the Function Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Replacing the Power Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Replacing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Replacing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Replacing the WLAN Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Replacing the DIMM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Replacing the Lower Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Replacing the Dummy Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Replacing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Troubleshooting 109

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Built-In Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

TouchPad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

HDD Not Operating Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

ODD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Wireless Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

External Mouse Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

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Other Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Jumper and Connector Locations 127

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 131

Aspire 4553/4553G Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Model Definition and Configuration 148

Aspire 4553/4553G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Test Compatible Components 173

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Online Support Information 183

Index 185

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Chapter 1 1

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-bit*

Platform

• AMD Phenom™ II quad-core mobile processor P920 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.60 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB,

25 W)

• AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor P820 (1.5 MB L2 cache, 1.80 GHz, 1066 MHz

FSB, 25 W)

• AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor P520 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.30 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25

W)

• AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P320 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.10 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25 W)

• AMD M880G Chipset

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

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

LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™

• Mercury free, environment friendly

• 16:9 aspect ratio

• Super-slim design

Graphics

• ATI Radeon

™

HD 4250 Graphics with 384 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified

Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenGL

®

2.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology,

Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

10.1

• Dual independent display support

• 16.7 million colors

• External resolution / refresh rates:

• VGA port up to 2048x 1536: 85 Hz

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• HDMI

™

port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz

• MPEG-2/DVD decoding

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

• HDMI

™

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

Protection) support

Audio

• Optimized Dolby Home Theater

®

v3 audio enhancement, featuring Dolby

®

Digital Live, Dolby

®

Pro

Logic

®

IIx, Dolby

®

Headphone, Dolby

®

Natural Bass, Dolby

®

Sound Space Expander, Dolby

®

Audio Optimization, Dolby

®

High Frequency Enhancer technologies

• High-definition audio support

• S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers

• 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, MultiMediaCard

™

(MMC), Memory

Stick

™

(MS), Memory Stick PRO

™

(MS PRO), xD-Picture Card

™

(xD)

Optical Drive

• 4X Blu-ray Disc

™

writer / 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, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X

BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 4X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL

• Write: 24X CD-R, 10X 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, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-R DL

• 4X Blu-ray Disc

™

/ DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:

• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X

DVD-ROM DL, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-RW, 4X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X

BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 4X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL, 4X BD-RE DL

• Write: 16X CD-R, 10X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-RW, 4X 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, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X 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

NOTE: Blu-ray Disc

™

/ DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive for discrete model only.

Chapter 1 3

Communication

• Acer Video Conference, featuring:

• Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution

•WLAN:

• Acer InviLink

™

Nplify

™

802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

™

• Acer InviLink

™

802.11 b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

™

• Supporting Acer SignalUp

™

wireless technology

• WPAN: Bluetooth

®

2.1+EDR

• WPAN: Bluetooth

®

3.0+HS

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

Privacy control

• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

• Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and weight

•6 cell

• 342 (W) x 245 (D) x 25.55/29.87 (H) mm (13.46 x 9.64 x 1.01/1.18 inches) (not including

battery height)

• 342 (W) x 245 (D) x 25.55/31.24 (H) mm (13.46 x 9.64 x 1.01/1.23 inches) (includes battery,

not including foot rubber)

• 2.198 kg (4.84 lbs.) (UMA) with 6-cell battery pack

•9 cell

• 342 (W) x 245 (D) x 24/50.08 (H) mm

• 2.365 kg (5.20 lbs.) with 9-cell battery pack

Power adapter and battery

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

modes

• Acer PowerSmart 3-pin 65 W AC adapter

• 95 (W) x 50 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm (3.74 x 1.96 x 1 inches)

• 216 g (0.47 lbs) with 180 cm DC cable

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

• Estimated battery life: up to 6 hours

• ENERGY STAR

®

Special keys and controls

• 86-/87-/91-key keyboard with inverted "T" cursor layout

• Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device supporting scroll, pinch, rotate, flip

• 10 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard

numeric keypad, international language support

• Acer Programming key

4 Chapter 1

• Easy-launch keys: Communication®

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

I/O interface

• Multi-in-1 card reader (SD

™

, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)

• Four USB 2.0 ports

• HDMI

™

port with HDCP support

• External display (VGA) port

• Headphone/speaker jack with S/PDIF support

• Microphone-in jack

• Ethernet (RJ-45) port

• DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software

• Productivity

• Acer Backup Manager

• Acer PowerSmart Manager

• Acer eRecovery Management

• Adobe

®

Flash

®

Player 10

• Adobe

®

Reader

®

9.1

•eSobi

™

• Google

™

Setup

• Google Toolbar

™

•Microsoft

®

Office Personal 2007 (Service Pack 2) (Japan only, subject to customer request)

•Microsoft

®

Office Trial (Service Pack 2)

•Microsoft

®

Works SE 9

•Microsoft

®

Works 9

•Microsoft

®

Works 8.5

•Norton

™

Online Backup

• Security

• McAfee

®

Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial

• McAfee® Virus Definitions

• MyWinLocker

• Multimedia·

• Acer Arcade™ Deluxe·

• NTI Media Maker™

• Gaming·

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

• WildTangent®1 (US, Canada only)

• Communication and ISP·

Chapter 1 5

• Acer Crystal Eye

• Acer Video Conference Manager

•Microsoft

®

Silverlight

™

• Skype

™

• Windows Live

™

Essentials — Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live

™

Messenger, Movie Maker,

Writer)

• Web links and utilities

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

• Acer Assist

• Acer Identity Card

• Acer Registration

• Acer Updater

•eBay

®

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

• Netflix shortcut (US only)

Optional Items

• 1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module

• 6-cell Li-ion battery pack

• 3-pin 65 W AC adapter

• External USB floppy drive

• External USB optical disc drive

Warranty

• One-year International Travellers Warranty (ITW)

Environment

• Temperature:

• Operating: 41 °F to 95 °F (5 °C to 35 °C)

• Non-operating: -4 °F to -149 °F (20 °C to 65 °C)

• Humidity (non-condensing):

• Operating: 20% to 80%

• Non-operating: 20% to 80%

6 Chapter 1

System Block Diagram

Keyboard

LAN

Atheros

PCIE-LAN

AR8151

RJ45

SATA0 150MB

CRT

HT3

ALINK X4

X1

(10/100/1000)

Speaker

SATA - CD-ROM

USB2.0

Winbond KBC

LPC

35mm X 35mm

A12

638P (PGA)45W/35W

64MX16X8,128 bit

64MX16X4,64 bit

VRAM

Azalia

SBLINK_CLK

NBGPP_CLK

NBGFX_CLK

CPU_CLK

HDMI

ATI

Park XT

128-bit M2 Pkg

S1G4 Processor

AMD Champlain

21mm X 21mm, 528pin BGA

BT

800MHz

DDR3

USB1.1

X1

CLOCK GEN

CPU THERMAL

SENSOR

SB820

RS880

NORTH BRIDGE

HDMI

DDR3-SODIMM1

DDR3-SODIMM2

USB2.0 Ports

LVDS

9

CPU FAN

SPI

4.3W(Int)

4.5W(Ext)

29mm X 29mm

DDR3 channel B

DDR3 channel A

Touch Pad

Codec

RTL ALC271X

Mini PCI-E

Card

(Wireless LAN)

PCI-Express 8X

21mm X 21mm, 528pin BGA

(Phone/ MIC)

Digital MIC AUDIO CONN

X2

0

PCI-E

SOUTH BRIDGE

SATA1 150MB

SATA - HDD1

LVDS

CRT

NPCE781L

Webcam

8

USB2.0 Ports x3

10,11,12

CardReader

AU6437

5

USB BOARD

From SB

VGA Park

WLAN conn

4

Power BOARD

Switch BOARD

A11

DDR3 RAM

Side port

Chapter 1 7

Your Acer Aspire Notebook tour

Front View

No. Icon Item Description

1 Acer Crystal Eye

webcam

Web camera for video communication

(for selected models).

2 Microphone Internal microphone for recording sound.

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

displays computer output.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

9

8 Chapter 1

4 HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

Num Lock

indicator

Lights up when Num Lock is activated.

Caps Lock

indicator

Lights up when Caps Lock is activated.

5 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

6 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.

7 TouchPad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions

like a computer mouse.

8 Power Indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.

Battery Indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.

1. Charging: The light shows amber when the

battery is charging.

2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in

AC mode.

Communication

Indicator

Indicates the computer's communication

device status.

(Function may vary by configuration.)

9 Click buttons (left

and right)

The left and right buttons function like the

left and right mouse buttons.

10 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands

when you use the computer.

11 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio

output.

12 Optical drive

eject

button

Ejects the optical disk from the drive.

13 Programmable

key

User-programmable.

(only for certain models)

PowerSmart key Puts your computer into power-saving mode.

(only for certain models)

No. Icon Item Description

Chapter 1 9

Closed Front View

Left View

No. Icon Item Description

1Multi-in-1

card reader

Accepts Secure Digital (SD),

MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick

(MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO),

xD-Picture Card (xD).

Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only

one card can operate at any given time.

No. Icon Item Description

1 Kensington lock

slot

Connects to a Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.

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).

4 HDMI Connect to HDMI devices

5 Ethernet (RJ-45)

port

Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based

network.

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

USB camera).

7 Microphone-in

jack

Accepts input from external microphones.

Headphones/

speaker/line-out

jack

Connects to audio line-out devices

(e.g. speakers, headphones).

1

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Right View

Bottom View

No. Icon Item Description

1 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse, USB

camera).

2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.

3 Optical disk access

indicator

Lights up when the optical drive is active.

4 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned

off.

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

eject the optical drive tray when the computer is off.

5 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.

No. Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.

2 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.

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