Acer Aspire 3040 Series User manual

Aspire 3040/5040 Series

Service Guide

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II

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3020/5020 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

III

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IV

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional

information related to the current

topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might

result from doing or not doing specific

actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to

avoid possible hardware or software

problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions

relevant to the accomplishment of

procedures.

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.

VI

Chapter 1 1

Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:

Platform and memroy

Aspire 3040 Series

T Mobile AMD Sempron

TM

processor 2800+ to 3300+ or higher with 128/256 KB L2 cache

supporting AMD PowerNow!

TM

technology, and AMD HyperTransport

TM

technology

Aspire 5040 Series

T AMD Turion

TM

64 ML-30/ML-32/ML-37/ML-40 processor at 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2 GHz or higher with 512

KB or 1MB of L2 cache, supporting AMD PowerNow!

TM

technology, and AMD HyperTransport

TM

technology

T ATI RS482M and SB450 chipset

T 256/512 MB of DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules

Display

T 15.4” WXGA Acer CrystalBriteTM clolor TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting

simultaneous multi-window viewing on dual display via Acer GridVista

TM

T 15.4” WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window

viewing on dual display via Acer GridVista

TM

T 15.0” XGA color TFT LCD, 1024 x 768 pixel resolution

T 16.7 million colors

T ATI MOBILITY

TM

RADEON

TM

X1300 with 64 MB or above of external DDR VRAM, supporting ATI

HyperMemory

TM

with up to 512 MB of shared system memory

T Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 and DualView

TM

support

T MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability

T Acer CinemaVision

TM

video technology (Acer Arcade)

T Acer ClearVision

TM

video optimization technology (Acer Arcade)

Storage subsystem

T 40/60/80/100/120 GB ATA/100 hard disk drive

T Optical drive options:

tDVD-Dual double-layer drive

tDVD/CD-RW combo drive

Input devices

T 88/89-key keyboard

T Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button

T Four easy-launch buttons

System Specifications

Chapter 1

2 Chapter 1

T Two front-access LED-buttons:WLAN, Bluetooth

®

Audio

T Audio system with two built-in speakers

T MS-Sound compatible

T Built-in microphone

Communication

T Modem: 56K ITU V.90/V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready

T LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready

T WLAN: integrated Acer InviLink

TM

802.11g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

TM

solution, supporting Acer

SignalUp

TM

wireless technology

T WPAN: integrated Bluetooth

®

Human-centric design and ergonomics

T Rugged, yet extremely portable design

T Stylish appearance

T Full-size keyboard with four programmable launch keys

T Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

T Internet 4-way scroll button

I/O Ports

T PC Card slot (one Type II)

T Four USB 2.0 ports

T External display (VGA) port

T Headphones/speaker/line-out jack

T Microphone/line-in jack

T Ethernet (RJ-45) port

T Modem (RJ-11) port

T DC-in jack for AC adaptor

Chapter 1 3

System Block Diagram

5

4

3

2

1

D D

C C

B B

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ISA ROM

RGB CRT

LVDS

CRT

LCD

ATA 133

M52P

LPC Bus / 33MHz

AZALIA

LPC I/F

HyperTransport

6.4GB/S 16b/8b

35W/25W

AMD CPU

DDR x2

200-PIN DDR SODIMM

KBC

KB3910

Touch

Pad

Int.

KB

ATI

SB450

ACPI 2.0

PCI

6xUSB 2.0

ATI

AGTL+ CPU I/F + UMA

CLK GEN

PCI-Express

x2

802.11a/b/g

Mini-PCI

PCI Bus / 33MHz

PCB Layer Stackup

RS482M

34

35 35

29

17,18,19,20,21

11,12,13,14

4,5,6,7

3

49,50,51,52,53

16

15

ATI

PCI Express x16

DDR 333/400

8,9,10

CP2211

1* Slot Cardbus

PCMCIA I/F

CB1410

ENE

26

PCMCIA

SLOT

Support

TypeII

PWR SW

25

26

IDT CV137

PIDE

DVD/

CD-RW

24

SIDE

HDD

24

AZALIA

MDC Card

OP AMP

G1421

3323

MODEM

Line In

MIC In

3

Line Out

33

10/100Mb

USB x 4

24

RJ11

CONN

CODEC

32

ALC883

Int. SPKR

33

PCI LAN

Realtek

RTL8110SBL

1000/100/10

RTL8100C

100/10

TXFM

31

RJ45

31

1000Mb

TXFM

31

L1: Signal 1

L2:VCC

L3: Signal 2

L4: Signal 3

L5: GND

L6: Signal 4

31

Thermal

& Fan

G792

23

30

36

XBUS

Project Code: 91.4G401.001

SATA

24

BlueTooth

miniUSB

23

Dummy when use 'UMA'

Dummy when use 'DIS'

Dummy when use '10/100'

Dummy when use 'GIGA'

Dummy when use 'SATA'

Dummy when use 'IDE'

LEDs

16

BUTTONs

33

RTC BAT.

17

See 'TEXT' in 0MEMO or 1MEMO property in component

Power Block Diag -> Page 40

REVISION: 05236-SB

RICOH

R5C832

1394

CardReader

MS/MS Pro/xD/

MMC/SD

5 in 1

1394

CONN

27,28

28

NS SIO

PC87381

37

TFDU6102

37

FIR

16

tv

4 Chapter 1

Board Layout

Top Vi e w

1 (LCD1) LCD cable connector 8 (BAT1) Battary-in jack

2 (MIC1) Microphone connector 9 (U32) Keyboard controller

3 (LID1) Lid switch cable connector 10 (U4) Audio codec

4 (BLUE1) Bluetooth module connector 11 (SPK1) Speaker set cable connector

5 (KB1) Keyboard connector 12 (PC1) PC card slot

6 (SW1) Switch 13 (RTC1) RTC battery connector

7 (TPAD1) Touchpad connector

Chapter 1 5

Bottom View

1 (DC1) AC-In jack 12 (U62) CPU Socket

2 (LAN1) RJ45+RJ11 port 13 (FAN1) System fan connector

3 (USB1) USB port 14 (USB2) USB port

4 (MDCW1) Modem board cable connector 15 (USB3) USB port

5 Modem board connector 16 (USB4) USB port

6 (U52) LAN Controller (Realtek8110SBL) 17 (DDR1) Dimm slot 1

7 (U55) South bridge 18 (DDR2) Dimm slot 2

8 (ODD1) ODD module connector 19 (U79) Cardbus controller

9 (MIN1) Mini PCI slot 20 (HDD1) HDD connector

6 Chapter 1

Switch Settings

SW1 locates on the top side. Please see the top view No.6. See the picture below for enlarged image.

IMPORTANT:Please ignor the switch description on the main board. The description may not be accurate.

Please see the table below for swtich settings you need.

10 (U54) VGA chipset 21 (LIN1) Line-in jack

11 (U61) North bridge 22 (LOUT1) Line-out jack

Switch Function

SW1-1 No Function

Chapter 1 7

SW1-2 Check Password (Bypass Setup password

and power on password)

SW1-3 No Function

Note: The keyboard cable can connect

directly to the keyboard controller. Two

pins of the keyboard cable are reserved

to keyboard-keyboard controller signals.

Therefore, you do not need to switch the

switch as you change the keyboard to

other language. For example, when you

need to change English keyboard to

French keyboard. You do not need to

switch the switch before/after you

chagne the keyboard.

SW1-4 No Function

Note: The keyboard cable can connect

directly to the keyboard controller. Two

pins of the keyboard cable are reserved

to keyboard-keyboard controller signals.

Therefore, you do not need to switch the

switch as you change the keyboard to

other language. For example, when you

need to change English keyboard to

French keyboard. You do not need to

switch the switch before/after you

chagne the keyboard.

Switch Function

8 Chapter 1

An Aspire tour

After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer.

Front View

# Icon Item Description

1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),

displays computer output.

2 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

3 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.

4 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.

5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which

functions like a computer mouse.

6 Click buttons (left,

center and right)

The left and right buttons function like the

left and right mouse buttons; the center

button serves as a 4-way scroll button.

7 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used

programs.

8 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that turn on

and off to show the status of the

computer’s function and components.

9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands

when you use the computer.

Just for Starters...

# Item Description

Chapter 1 9

Closed Front View

# Icon Item Description

1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio

output.

2

Bluetooth

®

communication button/

indicator

Enables/disables the Bluetooth function.

Indicates the status of Bluetooth communi-

cation.

3 Wireless

communication button/

indicator

Enables/disables the wireless function.

Indicates the status of wireless LAN

communications.

4 Microphone/Line-in

jack

Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio

CD player, stereo walkman).

5 Headphones/speaker/

line-out jack

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

speakers, headphones).

6 Battery indicator

Lights when the battery is being charged

7 Power indicator

Lights when the computer is on.

8 Latch Locks and releases the lid.

"Launch keys" on page 10

# Icon Item Description

# Item Description

10 Chapter 1

Left View

Right View

# Icon Item Description

1 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even

after prolonged use.

2 Three USB 2.0 ports Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB

mouse, USB camera).

3 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.

4 PC Card slot eject

button

Ejects the PC Card from the slot.

# Icon Item Description

1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs

(slot-load or tray load depending on

model).

2 Optical disk access

indicator

Lights up when the optical drive is active.

3 Optical drive eject

button

Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs

depending on the optical drive type.

Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the

computer is turned off.

Chapter 1 11

Rear Panel

Bottom Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Security Keylock Connects toa Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.

2 Power jack Connects to an AC adaptor.

3 Modem jack (RJ-11) Connects to a phone line.

4 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-

based network.

5 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB

mouse, USB camera).

6 External display port Connects a display device (e.g., external

monitor, LCD projector).

7 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even

after prolonged use.

Note:

# Item Description

# Icon Item Description

# Item Description

Note

# Icon Item Description

12 Chapter 1

Indicators

The computer has four easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on the

front panel.

The power, battery and wireless communication status indicators are visible even when the LCD display is

closed.

# Item Description

1 Wireless LAN bay Houses the computer’s wireless LAN.

2 Battery lock Locks the battery in place.

3 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal.

4 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

5 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.

Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening

of the fan.

6 Memory and hard disk

bay

Houses the computer’s main memory and

hard disk (secured by a screw).

Icon Function Description

Cap lock Lights when Cap Lock is activated

Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Media Activity Indicates when the hard disc or optical

drive is active.

Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth

communication.

Chapter 1 13

NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows

green when in AC mode.

Launch Keys

Located at the upper-right, above the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. The

are: mail, Web browser, Acer Empowering key “ “ and one user-programmable button.

Press “ “ to ru the Acer eManager. Please see “Acer eManager”. The mail and Web buttons are pre-set to

email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable keys,

run the Acer Launch Manager.

Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN

communication.

Power Lights up when the computer is on.

Battery Lights up when the battery is being

charged.

Launch key Default application

Mail Email application (user-programmable)

Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable)

Acer eManager (user-programmable)

P User-programmable

Icon Function Description

14 Chapter 1

Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor

responds as you move your finger across the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest

provides optimum comfort and support.

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

T Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.

T Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and

execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse.

Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.

T Use the 4-way scroll (3) button to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This button

mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.

Function Left Button (1)

Right Button

(4)

Main touchpad

(2)

Center button (3)

Execute Click twice

quickly

Tap twice (at

the same speed

as double-

clicking the

mouse button)

Select Click once Tap once

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