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Aspire 5252/5552/5552G Series
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire AS5552/AS5552G service guides.
Date Chapter Updates
III
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
V
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.
VI
Preface
Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.
1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION
decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product
competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g.
add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered
in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible
personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information
available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will
not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer
office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service
Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and
service of customer machines.
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Table of Contents
System Specifications 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Discrete Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
UMA Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Your Acer Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
System Utilities 29
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Aspire AS5552/AS5552G BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Machine Disassembly and Replacement 45
Disassembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Removing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Removing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Removing the Logic Lower Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing the 3G Cover (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Removing the RTC Battery (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Removing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Removing the Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Removing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
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Removing the Touchpad FFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Removing the Card Reader Board (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Removing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Removing the Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Removing the ODD Connector Board (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Removing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Removing the DC-IN Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Removing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Removing the Inverter Board (LCD Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Removing the LCD/LED Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Removing the LCD Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Removing the LVDS cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Removing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Removing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
LCD Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Replacing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Replacing the Microphone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Replacing the LVDS Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Replacing the LCD Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Replacing the LCD/LED Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Replacing the Inverter Board (LCD Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Replacing the Camera Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Main Module Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Replacing the DC-IN Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Replacing the LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Replacing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Replacing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Replacing the ODD Connector Board (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Replacing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Replacing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Replacing the Card Reader Board (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Replacing the Touchpad FFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Replacing the Power Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Replacing the Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Replacing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Replacing the RTC Battery (UMA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Replacing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Replacing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Replacing the DIMM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Replacing the 3G Cover (Discrete Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Replacing the Lower Logic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Replacing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Replacing the SD Dummy Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
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Troubleshooting 149
Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Built-In Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Touchpad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
HDD Not Operating Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
ODD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Wireless Function Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
External Mouse Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Other Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Jumper and Connector Locations 167
Top View (Discrete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Bottom View (Discrete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Top View (UMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Bottom View (UMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Power Board(Discrete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Power Board(UMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Card Reader Board (Discrete only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 177
Aspire AS5552/AS5552G Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Main Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Upper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
LED Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Aspire AS5552/AS5552G FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Model Definition and Configuration 200
Test Compatible Components 239
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Online Support Information 245
Index 247
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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
Aspire 5252
• AMD V Series processor V140 (512 KB L2 cache, 2.30 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 25 W)
• AMD M880G Chipset
Aspire 5552/Aspire 5552G
• AMD Phenom™ II quad-core mobile processor N950 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.1 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz,
35 W)
• AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor N850 (1.5 MB L2 cache, 2.20GHz, DDR3 1333
MHz, 35 W)
• AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor P540 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.40GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 25
W)
• AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P340/N350 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.20/2.40-GHz, DDR3 1066
MHz, 25/35 W)
• AMD M880G Chipset
System Memory
• Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display
• 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD
• 16:9 aspect ratio
Chapter 1
2 Chapter 1
Graphics
Aspire 5252/5552
• ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified
Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenGL® 2.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology,
Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
• Dual independent display support
• 16.7 million colors
• External resolution / refresh rate:
• VGA port up to 2456 x 1536: 60 Hz
• 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
Aspire 5552G
• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 with 1024 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified
Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0,
Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
• 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
• 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
• MPEG-2/DVD decoding
• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
• Microsoft® DirectX® Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)
• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection) support
Audio
• Built-in Acer mono speaker
• High-definition audio support
• Built-in microphone
• MS-Sound compatible
Storage
• Hard disk drive:
• 160/250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger
• 2-in-1 card reader, supporting:
• Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)
Chapter 1 3
Optical Media Drive
• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X
DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
• Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X
DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Communication
• Acer Video Conference, featuring:
• Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
•WLAN:
• Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
• Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
• Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
•WPAN:
• Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
• Bluetooth® 3.0+HS
•LAN:
• Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
Privacy Control
• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
• Kensington lock slot
Dimensions and Weight
• Dimensions
• 381 (W) x 253 (D) x 25/34 (H) mm 15 x 9.96 x 0.98/1.33 inches)
• Weight
• 2.6 kg (5.74 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
Power Subsystem
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
• Power adapter
• 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
• 108 (W) x 46 (D) x 29.5 (H) mm (4.25 x 1.81 x 1.16 inches)
• 225 g (0.49 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable
•Battery
• 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
• Battery life: 3 hours and 20 minutes
• ENERGY STAR®
4 Chapter 1
Special Keys and Controls
• Keyboard
• 103-/104-/107-key Acer FineTip keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad,
international language support
• Touchpad
• Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
• Media keys
• Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up,
volume down
I/O Interface
• 2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)
• Three USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI™ port with HDCP support
• External display (VGA) port
• Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
• Microphone-in jack
• Ethernet (RJ-45) port
• DC-in jack for AC adapter
Software
• Productivity
• Acer Backup Manager
• Acer ePower Management
• Acer eRecovery Management
• Adobe® Flash® Player 10
• Adobe® Reader® 9.1
•eSobi™
• Google™ Setup
• Google Toolbar™
• Microsoft® Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)
• Microsoft® Office Starter 2010
• Norton™ Online Backup
• Security
• McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial
• MyWinLocker® (except China, Hong Kong)
• Multimedia
• Corel® WinDVD (for models with Windows® 7 Starter and Basic)
• NTI Media Maker™
•Gaming
• Oberon GameZone (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)
• WildTangent® (US, Canada only)
• Communication and ISP
• Microsoft® Silverlight™
• Windows Live™ Essentials - Wave 3.2 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live™ Messenger, Movie Maker,
Writer)
Chapter 1 5
• Utilities and tools
• Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK
only)
• Acer Identity Card
• Acer Registration
• Acer Updater
• eBay® shortcut 2009 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, US only)
• Netflix shortcut (US only)
Optional Items
• 1/2/4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module
• 6-cell Li-ion battery pack
• 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
• External USB 56K modem
Warranty
• One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)
Environment
• 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%
6 Chapter 1
System Block Diagram
Discrete Model
MINI Card 1
WLAN
GPP0GPP1
RJ45
Broadcom
BCM57780
LAN(GbE)
LVDS
CRT
HDMI Conn.
Fan Control
<Option>
Extend Card/B
1. USB X2
2. Cardreader
RTS5160
LID SW / MEDIA/B
S-ATA
3.3V 24.576M Hz/48M hz
port 0
Power On/Off CKT.
Touch Pad
LPC BUS
uFCBGA-528
Int.KBD
USB
conn
X 3
A link Express2
DC/DC Interface CKT.
AMD S1G4 Processor
3.3V 48M Hz
Hyper Transport Link
16 x 16
EC I/O Buffer
Power Circuit
uPGA-638 Package
ATI RS880M
BIOS
HD Audio
ATI SB820M
ENE KB926
CMOS
Camera
RTC CKT.
USB port 9
3G/GPS
WWAN
<Option>
USB port 6
Card
Reader
Gen2
USB port 0,1,2
SATA HDD
Conn.
Dual Channel
BANK 0, 1, 2, 3
204pin DDRIII-SO-DIMM X2
1.5V DDRIII 800~1333M Hz
Memory BUS(DDR3)
Clock Generator
ICS9LPRS488
Thermal Sensor
ADM1032
USB port 5 USB port 12 USB port 8
Gen1
Gen2
CDROM
Conn.
Mini
card
(WL)X1
Bluetooth
Conn
LED
uFCBGA-962
port 1
Champlain
Danube
HDA Codec
ALC272X
Audio AMP
Phone Jack x2
ATI M97
Madisan/Park
VRAM 1GB
64M16 x 8
PCI-Express x 16
DDR3
uFCBGA-605
USB
Chapter 1 7
UMA Model
Power On/O CKT.
Touch Pad
LPC BUS
uFCBGA-528
Int.KBD
USB
conn
X 3
A link Express2
DC/DC Interface CKT.
AMD S1G4 Processor
Hyper Transport Link
16 x 16
EC I/O Buer
Power Circuit
uPGA-638 Package
ATI RS880M
BIOS
HD Audio
ATI SB820M
ENE KB926
Bluetooth
Conn
RTC CKT.
S-ATA
SATA HDD
Conn.
port 0
CMOS
Camera
USB port 0,1,2
USB
SATA ODD
FFC Conn.
Mini
card
(WL)X1
port 1
USB port 5 USB port 7 USB port 8
Dual Channel
204pin DDRIII-SO-DIMM X2
Memory BUS(DDR3)
uFCBGA-605
HDA Codec
ALC272X
Audio AMP
Phone Jack x2
LED
LID SW / MEDIA/B
Champlain
Danube
MINI Card 1
WLAN
RJ45
Broadcom
BCM57780
LAN(GbE)
CRT
HDMI Conn.
Fan Control
<Option>
Extend Card/B
1. USB X2
USB port 6
Card
Reader
RTS5137
LVDS
2. ODD X1
8 Chapter 1
Your Acer Notebook tour
Front View
No. Icon Item Description
1 Acer Crystal Eye
webcam
Web camera for video communication
(for selected models).
2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),
displays computer output.
3 HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.
Communication
indicator
Indicates the computer’s wireless connectivity
device status.
4 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions
like a computer mouse.
1
3
2
4
5
6
7
8
10
9
Chapter 1 9
NOTE: The 2-in1 card reader will be on the front left for UMA models and on the front right for discrete models.
Rear View
Left View
7
Power
Indicates the computer’s power status.
Battery
Indicates the computer’s battery status.
1. Charging: The light shows amber when the
battery is charging.
2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in
AC mode.
8 Click buttons (left
and right)
The left and right buttons function like the left
and right mouse buttons.
9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when
you use the computer.
10 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
11 Microphone Internal microphone for recording sound.
2-in-1 card
reader
Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard
(MMC).
Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only
one card can operate at any given time.
No. Icon Item Description
1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.
No. Icon Item Description
1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter
2 External display
(VGA) port
Connects to a display device
(e.g. external monitor, LCD projector).
3 Ethernet (RJ-45)
port
Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based
network.
No. Icon Item Description
1
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Right View
4 HDMI Connect to HDMI devices
5 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse,
USB camera).
6 Microphone-in
jack
Accepts input from external microphones.
Headphones/
speaker/line-out
jack
Connects to audio line-out devices
(e.g. speakers, headphones).
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 Optical drive eject
button
Ejects the optical disk from the drive.
5 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is
turned off.
Note: Insert a paper clip into the emergency eject
hole to eject the optical drive tray when the computer
is off.
6 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer
security lock.
Note: Wrap the computer security lock cable around
an immovable object such as a table or handle of a
locked drawer. Insert the lock into the notch and turn
the key to secure the lock. Some keyless models are
also available.
No. Icon Item Description
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Base View
Indicators
The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators.
No. Icon Item Description
1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack.
2 Battery release
latch
Releases the battery for removal.
3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured
with screws).
Memory
compartment
Houses the computer's main memory.
4 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.
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 connectivity
device status.
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2
3
4
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