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Chapter 3

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This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the notebook computer for 
maintenance and troubleshooting.

To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:

T

Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge

T

Flat-bladed screw driver

T

Phillips screw driver

T

Tweezers

T

Plastic Flat-bladed screw driver

T

Hexed Screw Driver

NOTE: 

The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the 

screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components.

Chapter 3

Machine Disassembly and Replacement

Summary of Contents for Aspire 1610 series

Page 1: ...Acer Aspire 1610 Series Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 1610 service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...essed 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 necessar...

Page 4: ... 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 ...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...VI ...

Page 7: ...ement 44 General Information 45 Before You Begin 45 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 46 Removing the Battery 48 Removing the Memory Module 49 Removing the Modem Board 50 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 51 Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module 51 Removing the LCD Module 52 Removing the Middle Cover 52 Removing the Launch Board 52 Removing the LCD Module 53 Disassembling the LCD Module 55 Remo...

Page 8: ... Installing the HDD Bracket 71 Installing the ODD Module 71 Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate 72 Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate 72 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Module 73 Installing the Touchpad Cable 73 Installing the Touchpad Board 73 Installing the Upper Case Assemly 74 Installing the Processor 75 Installing the Thermal Module 75 Installing the MimiPCI Card Plate 76 Installing the RTC Bat...

Page 9: ...dex of Symptom to FRU Error Message 99 Intermittent Problems 102 Undetermined Problems 103 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 104 Top View 104 Bottom View 106 Chappter 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 107 Aspire 1610 Exploded Diagram 108 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 117 Model Name Definition 117 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 119 Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test...

Page 10: ...pports S video input T Automatic LCD dim feature that automatically selects the best setting for the display in order to conserve power T DualViewTM support Multimedia T High speed built in optical drive DVD Dual T MS DirectSound compatible T Built in dual speakers T Audio ports for microphone in and headphones Connectivity T Integrated 10 100 Mbps Ethernet connection T Built in 56Kbps fax data mo...

Page 11: ...T One RJ 45 network jack T One DC in jack T One parallel port ECP EPP T One S video port T One external monitor port T One microphone in jack 3 5mm mini jack T One headphone jack 3 5mm mini jack T Four USB 2 0 ports ...

Page 12: ...rdBus 1394 Card reader AC LINK Secondary IDE ALC655 INTEL 865 PE W39V040FA Line In Mic In Host Memory Controller SIO SLOT B CD ROM Thermal Line Out S PDIF ATI M11P TFDU6102 10 100 TI PCI 7420 TI TPS2224 SD MMC MS Internal KB Parallel Port SD MMC MS CONN Project Code 91 41I01 001 M B 48 41I01 0SB 04201 SB 2004 01 08 L H 48 41I01 0SB CY28409 Clock Gen 3 DDR CHANNELA DDR CHANNELB 12 13 14 15 2 1GB s ...

Page 13: ...D Connector 18 VGA Port 6 Keyboard Connector 19 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 7 Speaker Cable Connector 20 Mini PCI Connector 8 Optical Drive Connector 21 RTC Battery Connector 9 South Bridge 22 North Bridge 10 FDD Connector 23 Parallel Port 11 Launch Cable Connector 24 DC in Port 12 PCMCIA Slot 25 LCD Lid Switch 13 LCD Inverter Cable Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 5 Bottom View 1 FIR Port 2 Modem Cable Connector 3 Modem Card Connector 4 DIMM Socket 2 5 DIMM Socket 1 ...

Page 15: ...ter as you would with a desktop PC Front Panel Item Description 1 Display screen Also called LCD Liquid Crystal Display displays computer output 2 Status indicators LEDs Light Emitting Diodes that turn on and off to show the status of the computer and its functions and components ...

Page 16: ...se the computer 6 Click buttons and 4 way scroll key The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons the 4 way scroll key scrolls the contents of a window up down left and right 7 Touchpad Touch sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse 8 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer 9 Ventilation Slot Enables the computer to stay cool even after the prolo...

Page 17: ...IR aware computer 5 Eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive 6 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active 7 Emergency eject slot Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off There is a mechancial eject button on the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Simply insert the tip of a pen or paperclip and push to eject the tray 8 Optical drive Internal optical drive ac...

Page 18: ...Chapter 1 9 Right Panel Icon Item Port Description 1 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output 2 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington compatible computer security lock ...

Page 19: ...a display device e g external monitor LCD projector and displays up to 16M colors at 1024x768 resolution 5 Four USB port four Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices e g USB mouse USB camera 6 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet Gigabit LAN network 7 Modem jack Connects to the phone line 8 Speaker Line out headphone jack Connects to audio line out devices e g speakers and headphones 9 Line in mi...

Page 20: ... 11 Bottom Panel Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer s battery pack 2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack 3 Memory compartment Houses the computer s main memory ...

Page 21: ...Description Wireless Communication Button Lights when the Wireless LAN capability is enabled Power Lights when the computer is on Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive hard disk or optical drive is active Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged Caps Lock Lights w...

Page 22: ...d 2 easy to read icons are shown indicating which state or feature is enabled or disabled Icon Function Description 1 Power Lights up when the computer is on 2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode ...

Page 23: ...on all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase Num Lock Fn F11 When is on the embedded keypad is in numeric mode The keys function as a calculator complete with the arithmetic operators and Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry A better solution would be to connect an external keypad Scroll Lock Fn F12 When is on the screen moves one line up or down when you press the ...

Page 24: ... external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer the Num Lock feature automatically shifts from the internal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad Desired access Num lock on Num lock off Number keys on embedded keypad Type numbers in a normal manner Cursor control keys on embedded keypad Hold Shift while using cursor control keys Hold Fn while using cursor control keys Main keyboard...

Page 25: ... Windows logo key Start button Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions Below are a few examples Tab Activates next taskbar button E Explores My Computer F Finds Document M Minimizes All j M Undoes Minimize All R Displays the Run dialog box Application key Opens a context menu same as a right click ...

Page 26: ... Toggle Switches between the power management scheme used by the computer function available if supported by operating system Fn o Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode Fn p Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both the display screen and external monitor Fn q Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power Press any ...

Page 27: ... Panel 2 Double click on Regional and Language Options 3 Click on the language tab and click on Details 4 Verify that the keyboard layout used for EN English United States is set to United States International If not select and click on ADD then select United States International and click on OK 5 Click on OK To type the Euro symbol 1 Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard 2 Open a text editor or...

Page 28: ...eless and Bluetooth buttons cannot be set by the user To set the other four launch keys run the Acer Launch Manager Icon Function Description 1 Mail Launches your email application 2 Web browser Launch your Internet browser 3 P1 User programmable 4 P2 User programmable 5 Bluetooth Starts optional Bluetooth functionality and indicates that optional Bluetooth is enabled 6 InviLin Enables your 802 11...

Page 29: ...cification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS BIOS Version BIOS ROM type Flash ROM WINBOND W39V040FAP BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 2 0 if available at least 1 0b SMBIOS 2 3 PCI 2 2 Boot Block PXE 2 0 Mobile PC2001 Hard Disk Password INT 13h Extensions PCI Bus Power Management interface Specification EI Torito Bootable CD ROM Format Specification V1 0 Simple Boot Flag...

Page 30: ...match the above specifications Memory Combinations Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory 0MB 128MB 128 MB 128MB 0MB 128 MB 128MB 128MB 256 MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 128MB 640MB 256MB 512MB 768MB 128MB 512MB 640MB 512MB 256MB 768MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 128MB 1152MB 1024...

Page 31: ...MK6021GAS Capacity MB 60000 60000 60000 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 Logical heads 16 16 16 Logical sectors 63 63 63 Drive Format Logical cylinders 16383 54229 47080 Physical read write heads 3 3 3 Disks 2 2 2 Spindle speed RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 8MB 8MB 8MB Interface ATA 6 ATA 5 ATA 5 Data transfer rate disk buffer Mbytes s 350 23 4 43 9 350 Data transf...

Page 32: ...B sec Ultra DMA33 Mode2 16 67MB sec PIO Mode 4 MULTI DMA Mode 2 Access time typ DVD Random 160m sec typical CD Random 150m sec typical DAE Digital Audio Extraction transfer rate 6 15X CAV 1200 3000KB sec Data Buffer Memory 2MB Interface Enhanced IDE ATAPI Applicable disc format Read Play DVD ROM DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD Audio CD DA CD Extra CD ROM CD R CD RW Video CD CD Text Write DVD R DVD R...

Page 33: ...emory Item Specification Fixed or upgradeable Fixed share the system memory Video memory size 64MB Video Resolutions Mode Resolution Refresh Rate CRT Only LCD CRT Simultaneous 640x480x256 90 60 640x480x64K 90 60 640x480x16M 90 60 800x600x256 90 60 800x600x64K 90 60 1024x768x256 90 60 Parallel Port Item Specification Parallel port controller NS PC87392 Number of parallel port 1 Location Rear side C...

Page 34: ...ardBus Yes IRQ17 Keyboard Item Specification Keyboard controller Mitsubishi LPC keyboard controller M38857 Keyboard vendor model name API Total number of keypads 84 85 key Windows keys Yes Internal external keyboard work simultaneously Yes Battery Item Specification Vendor model name SIMPLO SANYO Battery Type Li ION Pack capacity 2000mAH Cell voltage 3 8V 1 2V Number of battery cell 8 Package conf...

Page 35: ... 2 8A 0A Battery low 2 level V 12 5V Battery low 3 level V 11 5V Protection Charger protection Over Current Protection DC DC converter protection OCP Over Current Protection A OVP Over Voltage Protection V UVP Under Voltage Protection V DC AC LCD Inverter Item Specification Vendor model name Ambit Input voltage V 8 21V Input current mA 1A max Output voltage Vrms no load 1400Vrms Output voltage fre...

Page 36: ...requency variation range Hz 47 63 Input voltage range Vrms 90 240 Inrush current The adapter inrush current shall be less than the ratings of its critical components for all conditions of line voltage Efficiency The power supply efficiency shall not less than 83 measure at the maximum load as specified in paragraph 3 1 with the AC input set at the nominal voltage Output Ratings CV mode DC output v...

Page 37: ...e when 1 Standby Hibernation hot key is pressed and system is not ready to enter Hibernation mode 2 System standby Hibernation timer expires and system is not ready to enter Hibernation mode T The buzzer beeps T The Sleep indicator lights up Hibernation Mode Enter Hibernation Mode suspend to HDD when 1 Hibernation hot key is pressed and system is ready to enter Hibernation mode 2 System Hibernatio...

Page 38: ... Dimensions 326 W x 290 D x 42 9 H mm Weight 7 75Ibs for 15 0 TFT LCD model with battery I O Ports Two type II or one type III PCMCIA PC Card port one IEEE 1394 port one FIR port one RJ 11 port one RJ 45 port one DC in port one ECP parallel port One S video port One external monitor port four USB ports one microphone in line in jack one headphone jack Drive Bays One Material Plastic Indicators Pow...

Page 39: ...tility However if you encounter configuration problems you may need to run Setup Please also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises To activate the BIOS Utility press m during POST when Press F2 to enter Setup message is prompted on the bottom of screen Press m to enter setup Press F12 during POST to enter multi boot menu In this menu user can change boot device without entering BI...

Page 40: ...d this item T Press while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu T In any menu you can load default settings by pressing t You can also press u to save any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility NOTE You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen Help for parameters ar...

Page 41: ...Chapter 2 32 Information Parameter Description Serial Number This field displays the serial number of this unit UUID Number UUID 32bytes ...

Page 42: ...33 Aspire 1610 Main The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information and also includes basic setup parameters NOTE The screen above is for reference only Actual values may differ ...

Page 43: ...mines if Customer Logo will be displayed or not shows Summary Screen is disabled or enabled Enabled Customer Logo is displayed and Summary Screen is disabled Disabled Customer Logo is not displayed and Summary Screen is enabled Option Enabled or Disabled Power on display Auto During power process the system will detect if any display device is connected on external video port If any external displ...

Page 44: ...to detects the infrared port Disabled Disabled Auto Parallel Port Enables disables or auto detects the parallel port Enabled Disabled Auto Mode Sets the operation mode of the parallel port ECP EPP Normal or Bi directional Base I O address Sets the I O address of the parallel port 378h 278h 3BCH Interrupt Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port IRQ7 IRQ5 DMA channel Sets a DMA channel for t...

Page 45: ...Chapter 2 36 Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use ...

Page 46: ...ess u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Parameter Description Option User Password is Shows the setting of the user password Clear or Set Supervisor Password is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or Set Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password When set this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access Set Supervisor Password Pres...

Page 47: ...e BIOS Setup Utility Changing a Password 1 Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key The Set Password box appears 2 Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e 3 Type a password in the Enter New Password field Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field 4 Press e After setting the password the computer sets t...

Page 48: ... current password entered does not match the actual current password the screen will show you the Setup Warning If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match the screen will display the following message ...

Page 49: ...0 Boot This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system Bootable devices includes the distette drive in module bay the onboard hard disk drive and the CD ROM in module bay ...

Page 50: ...the parameters in this screen Parameter Description Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS Load Setup Default Load default values for all SETUP item Discard Changes Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items Save Changes Save Setup Data to CMOS ...

Page 51: ...ry Diskette before you use the Phlash utility NOTE Do not install memory related drivers XMS EMS DPMI when you use the Phlash NOTE Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Phlash utility If the battery pack does not contain enough power to finish BIOS flash you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not completely loaded Fellow the steps below to run the Phlash 1 Prepare a boot...

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Page 53: ...trap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge T Flat bladed screw driver T Phillips screw driver T Tweezers T Plastic Flat bladed screw driver T Hexed Screw Driver NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components Chapter 3 Machine Disassembl...

Page 54: ...ion Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system ...

Page 55: ...ery HDD Module Hinge Caps HDD LCD Module 6 Keyboard Lower Case Assembly 3 3 11 4 Dimm Cover Memory 2 2 Launch Board Modem Cover Modem Board 1 2 CPU RTC Battery Mini PCI Card Plate Thermal Module 4 3 HDD Holder 2 2 Middle Cover Upper Case Assembly Wireless LAN Antenna Touchpad Cover Touchpad Button Pad Touchpad Upper Case Touchpad Cable Touchpad Scroll Key FDD Module VGA Heatsink Plate CPU Heatsink...

Page 56: ...EW M2 3 NYLON 1JMCPC 420325 D SCREW M2 5X6 E SCREW M3x4 86 9A524 4R0 F SCREW M2X2 0 G SCREW WAFER NYLOK NI 2ML3 H SCRW M2 4 WAFER NI I SCRW M2 5 3 WAFER NI J SCREW M2 5 4L NI K SCW HEX NYL I R 40 O 4 40 L5 5 4 LCD Cushions 4 LCD Bezel Inverter LCD 4 LCD Panel LCD Brackets LCD Coaxial Cable 4 1 LCD Module ...

Page 57: ...Chapter 3 48 Removing the Battery 1 To remove the battery push the battery release latch 2 Then slide the battery out from the machine ...

Page 58: ...g the Memory Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 To remove the memory module from the machine first remove the two screws holding the dimm cover 3 Remove the dimm cover 4 Pop up the memory 5 Then remove the memory ...

Page 59: ...over 3 Remove the modem cover from the machine 4 Remove two screws from the modem board as shown Please remove the screws according to the number on the picture indicate 5 Then remove the modem board from the main unit carefully by using a plastic bladed screw driver 6 Disconnect the modem cable from the modem board then remove the modem board ...

Page 60: ...e pull the hard disk dirve carefully 3 Then take the hard disk drive out of the main unit Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 51 3 Remove the two screws that fasten the HDD holder 4 Detach the hard disk drive from the HDD holder ...

Page 61: ...er to remove the right hinge cap 3 Remove the screw that secures the middle cover 4 Remove the left hinge cap 5 Then remove the screw holding the middle cover on the other side 6 Detach the middle cover from the machine 7 Disconnect the launch board cable then remove the middle cover off the main unit Removing the Launch Board 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 ...

Page 62: ...g the Launch Board on page 52 4 Remove the screw that fastens the LCD coaxial cable and disconnect the cable Then disconnect the LCD inverter cable 5 Remove the four screws holding the LCD hinge two on the right and two on the left Remove the four screws holding the LCD hinge two on the right and two on the left 6 Remove the two screws on the bottom one on the right and the other on the left 7 The...

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Page 64: ... that fasten the LCD bezel 6 Snap off the bezel carefully and then remove the LCD bezel from the LCD module Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the Launch Board on page 52 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 53 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 55 6 To remove the inverter board first remove one scre...

Page 65: ...e Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the Launch Board on page 52 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 53 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 55 6 See Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 55 7 To remove the LCD first remove the four screws that secure the LCD hinges 8 Then take the LCD out of the LCD panel ...

Page 66: ...ews holding the right LCD bracket Then remove the right bracket 9 Remove the four screws holding the left LCD bracket Then remove the left bracket Removing the LCD Coaxial Cable 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the Launch Board on page 52 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 53 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 55 6 See Removing th...

Page 67: ... Launch Board on page 52 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 53 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 55 6 See Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 55 7 See Removing the 15 TFT LCD on page 56 8 Remove the screw holding the right hinge then remove the right hinge 9 Remove the screw holding the left hinge then remove the left hinge ...

Page 68: ...t the keyboard cable from the main board carefully then remove the keyboard from the main board Removing the RTC Battery 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the LCD Module on page 53 4 Disconnect the RTC battery cable then remove it Removing the MimiPCI Card Plate 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on pa...

Page 69: ...e on page 59 6 Disconnect the fan cable then remove the four screws fastening the thermal module 7 Then remove the thermal module Removing the Processor 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 59 4 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 59 5 See Removing the MimiPCI Card Plate on page 59 6 See Removing the Thermal Module on...

Page 70: ... See Removing the Thermal Module on page 60 7 Lift up the CPU lever then place the CPU back to the CPU socket Please remember to press the CPU lever after you put the CPU back to the socket Removing the Upper Case Assemly 1 See Removing the Keyboard on page 59 2 Disconnect the touchpad cable 3 Remove the 6 screws that secure the upper case to the lower case Then turn over the main unit and remove ...

Page 71: ... See Removing the Upper Case Assemly on page 61 5 To detach the touch pad board first disconnect the touch pad cable from the touch pad board with a plastic tweezers Then release the touchpad cover lock on the back as the picture shows 6 Remove the touchpad cover the remove the touchpad button pad Finally remove the touchpad board from the upper case Removing the Touchpad Cable 1 See Removing the ...

Page 72: ...ad cable Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module 1 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 2 See Removing the LCD Module on page 53 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 59 4 See Removing the Upper Case Assemly on page 61 5 Disconnect the FDD cable from the main board 6 Remove the two screws hastening the FDD module Detach the FDD module from the lower case Dissembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module 1 ...

Page 73: ...oving the Keyboard on page 59 4 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 63 5 Remove the three screws that secure the VGA heatsink plate then remove the plate Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 59 4 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 63 5 Remove the screw that f...

Page 74: ...ing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 52 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 59 4 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 63 5 Push the ODD module outwards then take the ODD out of the support bracket Remove the screw that fastens the ODD support bracket then remove it Removing the HDD Bracket 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Co...

Page 75: ...HDD Bracket on page 65 9 Disconnect the launch board cable Tear off the tape that fastens the speaker set cable Then disconnect the speaker set cable 10 Remove the two screws holding the main board as the picture shows Remove another two screws that fasten the main board Then detach the main board from the lower case carefully Removing the DC Board 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Remov...

Page 76: ...3 5 See Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate on page 64 6 See Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 64 7 See Removing the ODD Module 1 on page 65 8 See Removing the HDD Bracket on page 65 9 See Removing the Main Board on page 66 10 Remove the four hex screws to detach the I O port bracket from the main board Removing the PCMCIA Slot 1 See Removing the Battery on page 48 2 See Removing the Middle Cove...

Page 77: ...oard on page 59 4 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 63 5 See Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate on page 64 6 See Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 64 7 See Removing the ODD Module 1 on page 65 8 See Removing the HDD Bracket on page 65 9 See Removing the Main Board on page 66 10 See Removing the DC Board on page 66 11 Tear off the tape fastening the speaker set cable Then remove ...

Page 78: ... page 52 2 See Removing the Keyboard on page 59 3 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 59 4 See Removing the MimiPCI Card Plate on page 59 5 Secure the wireless LAN card antanna by four screws Insert the wireless LAN card to the socket then connect the wireless LAN card antenna to the wireless LAN card ...

Page 79: ...wer case with two screws Installing the PCMCIA Slot 1 See Installing the Speaker Set on page 86 2 See Installing the DC Board on page 86 3 Attach the PCMCIA slot to the main board and then fasten the PCMCIA slot to the main board with four screws Installing the Main Board 1 See Installing the Speaker Set on page 86 2 See Installing the DC Board on page 86 3 See Installing the PCMCIA Slot on page 8...

Page 80: ... Main Board on page 86 5 Attach the HDD bracket Then secure the HDD bracket with the four screws Installing the ODD Module 1 See Installing the Speaker Set on page 86 2 See Installing the DC Board on page 86 3 See Installing the PCMCIA Slot on page 86 4 See Installing the Main Board on page 86 5 See Installing the HDD Bracket on page 87 6 Put the ODD support bracket to the lower case assembly and ...

Page 81: ...age 86 5 Place the CPU heatsink plate to the main board Then secure the CPU heatsink plate with one screws Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate 1 See Installing the Speaker Set on page 86 2 See Installing the DC Board on page 86 3 See Installing the PCMCIA Slot on page 86 4 See Installing the Main Board on page 86 5 Place the VGA heatsink plate to the main board Then fasten the VGA heatsink plate wit...

Page 82: ...Plate on page 88 7 Put the FDD module to the main board Secure the FDD module with two screws 8 Connect the FDD cable to the main board Installing the Touchpad Cable 1 Attach the touchpad cable to the upper case and then pull out the cable 2 Place the touchpad scroll key to the upper case Installing the Touchpad Board 1 See Installing the Touchpad Cable on page 89 2 Put the touchpad board and the ...

Page 83: ...e 86 5 See Installing the HDD Bracket on page 87 6 See Installing the ODD Module on page 87 7 See Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 88 8 See Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate on page 88 9 See Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 88 10 See Installing the Touchpad Cable on page 89 11 See Installing the Touchpad Board on page 89 12 Attach the upper case assembly to the lower case a...

Page 84: ... See Installing the DC Board on page 86 3 See Installing the PCMCIA Slot on page 86 4 See Installing the Main Board on page 86 5 See Installing the HDD Bracket on page 87 6 See Installing the ODD Module on page 87 7 See Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 88 8 See Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate on page 88 9 See Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 88 10 See Installing the Touch...

Page 85: ...86 5 See Installing the HDD Bracket on page 87 6 See Installing the ODD Module on page 87 7 See Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 88 8 See Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate on page 88 9 See Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 88 10 See Installing the Touchpad Cable on page 89 11 See Installing the Touchpad Board on page 89 12 See Installing the Upper Case Assembly on page 90 13...

Page 86: ... Installing the Touchpad Cable on page 89 11 See Installing the Touchpad Board on page 89 12 See Installing the Upper Case Assembly on page 90 13 See Installing the Processor on page 91 14 See Installing the Thermal Module on page 91 15 See Installing the MiniPCI Card Plate on page 92 16 Place the RTC battery to the RTC battery holder Connect the RTC battery cable to the main board Installing the ...

Page 87: ...lling the Touchpad Board on page 89 12 See Installing the Upper Case Assembly on page 90 13 See Installing the Processor on page 91 14 See Installing the Thermal Module on page 91 15 See Installing the MiniPCI Card Plate on page 92 16 See Installing the RTC Battery on page 93 17 Attach the keyboard cable to its connector on the main board Connect the keyboard cable 18 Turn over the keyboard and at...

Page 88: ...ht hinge with one screw Installing the LCD Coaxial Cable 1 See Installing the LCD Hinges on page 95 2 Connect the LCD coaxial cable and fasten with mylar Fasten the LCD coaxial cable with mylar Installing the LCD Brackets 1 See Installing the LCD Hinges on page 95 2 See Installing the LCD Coaxial Cable on page 95 3 Attach the left bracket to the LCD Then secure the left LCD bracket with four screw...

Page 89: ...nges on page 95 2 See Installing the LCD Coaxial Cable on page 95 3 See Installing the LCD Brackets on page 95 4 Place the LCD to the LCD panel 5 Secure the left hinge with two screws Fasten the right hinge with two screws Installing the Inverter Board 15 LCD 1 See Installing the LCD Hinges on page 95 2 See Installing the LCD Coaxial Cable on page 95 ...

Page 90: ...able well to the LCD panel as the picture below shows when you reassemble the LCD module 6 Secure the inverter board with one screw Installing the LCD Bezel 1 See Installing the LCD Hinges on page 95 2 See Installing the LCD Coaxial Cable on page 95 3 See Installing the LCD Brackets on page 95 4 See Installing the 15 TFT LCD on page 96 5 See Installing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 96 6 Attach...

Page 91: ...Chapter 3 82 7 Fasten the LCD bezel with the four screws Then cover the four screw pads ...

Page 92: ...ther one on the left 3 Secure the LCD hinge with the four screws two on the right and two on the left 4 Connect the inverter cablet to the main board Connect the LCD coaxial cable to the maine board Then fasten the LCD coaxial cable with one screw Installing the Launch Board 1 Attach the launch board to the middle cover Then secure the launch board with the two screws as the picture shows ...

Page 93: ... Attach the middle cover to the main unit carefully Then close the LCD panel and fasten the middle cover with your fingers on its ridge 4 Secure the middle cover with one screw as the picture shows 5 Then attach the left hinge cap 6 Secure the middle cover with one screw on another side as the picture shows 7 Then attach the right hinge cap ...

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Page 95: ...Hard Disk Drive Module 1 Inster the hard disk drive to the main unit Then push it to the original position carefully NOTE Please attend the positive and negative of hard disk drive when insert the hard disk drive to the main unit ...

Page 96: ...Board 1 Connect the modem cable to the modem board 2 Place the modem board to the main unit carefully Then fasten the modem board with the two screws 3 Place the modem cover back to the machine Then secure the modem cover with one screw ...

Page 97: ...Chapter 3 88 Installing the Memory Module 1 Insert the memory module to the DIMM slot 2 Put the DIMM cover back to the machine 3 Fasten the DIMM cover with the two screws ...

Page 98: ...89 Aspire 1610 Installing the Battery 1 Place the the battery back to the machine ...

Page 99: ...hich page to go to Symptoms Verified Go To Power failure The power indicator does not go on or stay on Power System Check on page 92 POST does not complete No beep or error codes are indicated Power On Self Test POST Error Message on page 95 Undetermined Problems on page 103 POST detects an error and displayed messages on screen Error Message List on page 96 Other symptoms i e LCD display problems...

Page 100: ... label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail Do the following to select the test device 1 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program 2 See if CD ROM Test is passed when the program runs to CD ROM Test 3 Follow the instructions in the message window If an error occurs reconnect the connector on the System board If the error still remains 1 Reconnect ...

Page 101: ...ns in the message window NOTE Make sure that the DIMM is fully installed into the connector A loose connection can cause an error Power System Check To verify the symptom of the problem power on the computer using each of the following power sources 1 Remove the battery pack 2 Connect the power adapter and check that power is supplied 3 Disconnect the power adapter and install the charged battery ...

Page 102: ...he following T Replace the System board T If the problem is not corrected see Undetermined Problems on page 103 T If the voltage is not correct go to the next step NOTE An audible noise from the power adapter does not always indicate a defect 3 If the power on indicator does not light up check the power cord of the power adapter for correct continuity and installation 4 If the operational charge d...

Page 103: ...battery pack that has less than 50 of the total power remaining when installed in the computer If the battery status indicator does not light up remove the battery pack and let it return to room temperature Re install the battery pack If the charge indicator still does not light up replace the battery pack If the charge indicator still does not light up replace the DC DC charger board Touchpad Che...

Page 104: ...ext possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer If the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 103 The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function NOTE Most of the error messages occur during POST Some of them display information about a hardware device e g the amount of memory installed Others may ...

Page 105: ...ault Settings in BIOS Setup Utility Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 91 Keyboard error see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 91 Keyboard Controller Failed see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 91 Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock external keyboard Monitor type does not match CMOS Run Setup Run Load Defa...

Page 106: ...S Setup Utility System cache error Cache disabled System board CPU ID System board DMA Test Failed DIMM System board Software NMI Failed DIMM System board Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed DIMM System board Device Address Conflict Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility RTC battery System board Allocation Error for device Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility RTC battery System board Fa...

Page 107: ...source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 92 Reconnect the LCD connector Hard disk drive LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD Inverter LCD System board No beep power on indicator turns on and LCD is blank But you can see POST on an external CRT Reconnect the LCD connectors LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board No beep power on indicator turns on and a blinking...

Page 108: ... cable LCD System board Indicator Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence Indicator incorrectly remains off or on but system runs correctly Reconnect the inverter board Inverter board System board Power Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence Power shuts down during operation Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 92 Battery pack Power adapte...

Page 109: ...er hibernation Keyboard if control is from the keyboard Hard disk drive System board The system doesn t enter hibernation mode and four short beeps every minute See Hibernation Mode on page 28 Press Fn oand see if the computer enters hibernation mode Touchpad Keyboard Hard disk connection board Hard disk drive System board The system doesn t enter standby mode after closing the LCD See Hibernation...

Page 110: ...ms Ensure the Parallel Port in the Onboard Devices Configuration of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled Onboard Devices Configuration Run printer self test Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Serial or parallel port device problems Ensure the Serial Port in the Devices Configuration of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled Device driver Device cable Device System board Keyboard Touch...

Page 111: ...c discharge or software errors FRU replacement should be considered only when a recurring problem exists When analyzing an intermittent problem do the following 1 Run the advanced diagnostic test for the system board in loop mode at least 10 times 2 If no error is detected do not replace any FRU 3 If any error is detected replace the FRU Rerun the test to verify that there are no more errors ...

Page 112: ... operating correctly See Power System Check on page 92 1 Power off the computer 2 Visually check them for damage If any problems are found replace the FRU 3 Remove or disconnect all of the following devices T Non Acer devices T Printer mouse and other external devices T Battery pack T Hard disk drive T DIMM T CD ROM Diskette drive Module T PC Cards 4 Power on the computer 5 Determine if the proble...

Page 113: ...Chapter 5 104 Top View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5 ...

Page 114: ...RT1 VGA Port 6 KB1 Keyboard Connector 19 LCD1 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 7 SPK1 Speaker Cable Connector 20 MINI1 Mini PCI Connector 8 IDE1 Optical Drive Connector 21 RTC1 RTC Battery Connector 9 U23 South Bridge 22 U15 North Bridge 10 FDD1 FDD Connector 23 PRT1 Parallel Port 11 CN1 Launch Cable Connector 24 DCIN1 DC in Port 12 CBUS1 2 PCMCIA Slot 25 CVR1 LCD Lid Switch 13 INV1 LCD Inverter Cable ...

Page 115: ...pter 5 106 Bottom View 1 IR1 FIR Port 2 RING1 Modem Cable Connector 3 MDC1 Modem Card Connector 4 DM1 DIMM Socket 1 5 DM2 DIMM Socket 2 SW1 Settings SW1 3 SW1 4 CHKPW Enable ON OFF Boot Block Enable OFF ON ...

Page 116: ...107 Aspire 1610 ...

Page 117: ...made it will not be noted on the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines NOTE To scrap or to return the defective parts you shoul...

Page 118: ...108 Aspire 1610 Aspire 1610 Exploded Diagram ...

Page 119: ...LE LI ION 8CELL 2 0 MAH SIMPLO BTP 60A1 BATTERY MODULE LI ON 8CELL 2 0MAH SIMPLO BTP 58A1 6M T30V1 009 6M T30V1 009 BATTERY LI ON 8CELL 2 0MAH SANYO BTP 60A1 BATTERY LI ION 8CELL 2 0 MAH LI ION SIMPLO BTP 58A1 BT T3003 001 BT T3007 001 BATTERY COVER 42 T30V1 001 CASE COVER BRACKET ASSEMBLY Boards DC DC CHARGER BOARD 55 T30V1 001 WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11G WNC RM8 MIMIPCI 54 A16V1 001 ...

Page 120: ...50MM 2CONNECTOR 50 T30V1 002 LAUNCH BOARD CABLE 50 T30V1 011 MODEM CABLE 2PIN 2CONNECTOR 55MM 50 41T11 002 POWER CORD 10A 125V 27 A19V1 001 Case Cover Bracket Assembly 3 MINI PCI PLATE W RTC HOLDER 60 T30V1 003 6 HINGE CAP RIGHT 42 T30V1 002 8 HINGE CAP LEFT 42 T30V1 003 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 121: ...ER 33 T30V1 003 17 LOWER CASE W DIMM COVER MODEM COVER SPEAKERS 60 A19V1 001 MODEM COVER W SCREW 42 T30V1 004 DIMM COVER W SCREW 42 T30V1 005 19 UPPER CASE W COVERSWITCH CABLE TOUCHPAD CABLE SCROLL KEY 60 A19V1 002 Picture TOUCHPAD COVER 42 T30V1 006 MIDDLE COVE W LAUNCH BOARD NAME PLATE 60 A19V1 003 MIDDLE COVER 42 A19V1 001 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 122: ...A 4040N 6M A19V1 001 DVD RW DRIVE 2X PIONEER DVR K12D KU 00405 004 DVD RW 4X HLDS GWA 4040N KU 0040D 001 OPTICAL BRACKET 33 T30V1 004 FDD Floppy Disk Drive 13 FDD MODULE 1 44M MCI JU 226A033FC 6M T30V1 003 FDD MODULE 1 44M MITSUMI D353G 4515 6M T30V1 004 HDD Hard Disk Drive HDD 60GB HGST IC25N060ATMR04 KH 06007 006 HDD 60GB HGST DK23FA 60 A0A0 KH 06007 005 HDD 60G TOSHIBA MK6021GAS KH 36004 001 He...

Page 123: ...ERMAN KB A1907 001 KEYBOARD 85KEY SUNREX K020830U2GR GERMAN KB A1909 001 LCD 7 Do not provide entire LCD module order LCD 15 SXGA AU B150PG01 LK 15005 002 LCD 15 SXGA TFT LG LP150E02 A2P1 LK 15008 004 INVERTER BOARD 14 15 19 21030 I71 INVERTER BOARD 15 SUMIDA 19 T30V1 201 LCD BRACKET RIGHT 33 A16V1 002 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 124: ...V1 005 NS LCD PANEL W HINGE LOGO 60 A16V1 005 NS LCD BEZEL 15 W ICON LABEL 60 A16V1 004 HINGE PACK LEFT RIGHT 6K A19V1 001 Main Board MAINBOARD W LAUNCH CABLE MODEM MODEM CABLE PCMCIA SLOT RTC BATTERY LB A1901 001 Miscellaneous LOGO PLATE 31 42S08 001 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 125: ...DR333 256MB INFINEON HYS64D32020GDL 6 B KN 25602 009 MEMORY DDR333 256MB NANYA NT256D64SH8BAGM 6K KN 25603 009 SODIMM 256M SAMSUNG M470L3224FT0 CB3 KN 2560B 008 MEMORY DDR333 512MB INFINEON HYS64D64020GBDL 6 B KN 51202 007 SODIMM 512M NANYA NT512D64S8HBAFM 6K KN 51203 005 PCMCIA slot PC card slot PCMCIA SLOT 22 T30V1 001 Pointing Device NS TOUCHPAD SYNAPTICS TM41P 357 56 17001 001 Speaker SPEAKER ...

Page 126: ...34 00015 081 SCREW SCRW MACH PAN NYLOK M2 0 10 NI 86 1A522 100 SCREW SCRW CPU SCREW FORCE 5KGS 86 T30V1 001 SCREW SCREW M2 3 NYLON 1JMCPC 420325 86 9A352 3R0 SCREW SCREW M2 5X6 86 9A353 6R0 SCREW SRW M2 5 8L B ZN NYLOK 700 86 9A353 8R0 SCREW SCREW M3x4 86 9A524 4R0 SCREW SCREW M2X2 0 86 9A552 2R0 SCREW SCREW WAFER NYLOK NI 2ML3 86 9A552 3R0 SCREW SCRW M2 4 WAFER NI 86 9A552 4R0 SCREW SCRW M2 5 3 W...

Page 127: ...r LCD CPU Memory HDD CD DVD Battery Wireless LAN 1613LMi 15 0 SXGA DT P4 3 06GHz 533 DDR333 2x256M 60GB 4x DVD Dual Li Ion 802 11g 15 0 XGA DT P4 3 06GHz 533 DDR333 2x256M 60GB 4x DVD Dual Li Ion 802 11g Model Definition and Configuration Appendix A ...

Page 128: ...118 Aspire 1610 ...

Page 129: ... B 119 This computer s compatibility is a test plan released by Acer Internal Testing Department Once the final report is available this chapter will be revised accordingly Test Compatible Components Appendix B ...

Page 130: ... 0MAH 8C SIMPLO BTP 58A1 PK Panasonic cell LI 2 0MAH 8C Network Adapters LAN Ethernet 10baseT 100baseT 3Com Etherlink III 3C589D IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10 100 Intel Ether Express Pro 100 Mobile Adapter MBLA3200 Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 100 32 Bit CBE 10 100BTX Multifunction Card Combo 3Com Megahertz 10 100 LAN 56K Modem PC Card Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethenet 10 100 Modem 56 LAN Token Ring...

Page 131: ...ly HP ScanJet 3300C Color Scanner I O USB Speaker Joystick JS USB Digital Speaker Panasonic USB Speaker EAB MPC57USB AIWA Multimedia Digital Speaker Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro Joystick Logitech WingMan RumblePad I O USB Camera Intel Easy PC Camera Logitech QuickCam Express Internet Logitech QuickCam Home PC Video Camera Orange Micro USB 2 0 Web Cam I O USB Storage Drive Logitech CDRW DVDRO...

Page 132: ...Apricorn EZ USB2 0 Cardbus PC Card DTK USB 2 0 2Port CardBus Host Controller Adaptec USB2CONNECT PCMCIA 1394 Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus IFC ILCB DV I O Data 1394 Interface Cardbus CB1394 DVC Pixela 1394 Cardbus PC Card PIX PCMC FW1 PCMCIA SCSI Adaptec 1408 or B SCSI CB NewMedia Bus Toaster SCSI II PCMCIA Bluetooth IBM Community Bluetooth PC Card Toshiba Bluetooth PC Card Item Specifications ...

Page 133: ...p and Server models including T Service guides T User s manuals T Training materials T Main manuals T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T Chips T TABs Technical Announcement Bulletin For these purposes we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem free downloading of our technical material Also contained on this website are T Detailed information on Acer s Internat...

Page 134: ...124 Appendix C ...

Page 135: ... 25 CD ROM Interface 22 Chipsets 20 computer on indicator 12 13 contrast hotkeys 17 Controllers 20 Core logic 20 CPU core voltage 20 I O voltage 20 package 20 type 20 D DC AC LCD Inverter 26 DC DC Charger 25 DIMM Combinations 21 Disassembly Machine 44 Disassembly Flowchart 46 Display 1 display hotkeys 17 Display Standby Mode 28 E Environmental Requirements 28 Error Symptom to Spare Part Index 95 E...

Page 136: ...el Port 24 PC Card 12 25 PCMCIA 25 Power Management 28 Power System Check 92 Battery Pack 94 Power Adapter 93 Processor 20 R Removing the Battery Pack 48 RTC 20 S Second Level Cache 20 speakers hotkey 17 Standby Mode 28 Super I O 20 System Layout 4 System Check Procedures 91 System Diagnostic Diskette 42 System Memory 20 System Utilities 30 System Utility Diskette 42 T Temperature 28 Test Compatib...

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