Acer 5552G User manual

Aspire 5252/5552/5552G Series

Service Guide

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Revision History

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Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright

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damages resulting from any defect in the software.

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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.

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Preface

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

1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION

decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product

competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g.

add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered

in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible

personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information

available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will

not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer

office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service

Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and

service of customer machines.

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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

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

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CMOS

Camera

RTC CKT.

USB port 9

3G/GPS

WWAN

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 Buer

Power Circuit

uPGA-638 Package

ATI RS880M

BIOS

HD Audio

ATI SB820M

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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

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.

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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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Chapter 1 11

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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