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Chapter 2

BIOS Flash Utility

The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:

T

New versions of system programs

T

New features or options

T

Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted. 

Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.

NOTE: 

If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a 

Crisis Recovery 

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 bootable diskette.

2.

Copy the Phlash utilities to the bootable diskette.

3.

Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function.

Summary of Contents for Aspire 1660

Page 1: ...Aspire 1660 Series Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 1660 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...

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Page 7: ...46 General Information 47 Before You Begin 47 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 48 Removing the Battery 50 Removing the Memory Module 51 Removing the Wireless LAN Board and the Modem Board 52 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 53 Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module 53 Removing the LCD Module 54 Removing the Middle Cover 54 Removing the Launch Board 54 Removing the LCD Module 55 Disassembling t...

Page 8: ... System Check Procedures 73 External Diskette Drive Check 73 External CD ROM Drive Check 73 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 73 Memory check 74 Power System Check 74 Touchpad Check 76 Power On Self Test POST Error Message 77 Index of Error Messages 78 POST Code 81 Index of Symptom to FRU Error Message 85 Intermittent Problems 88 Undetermined Problems 89 How to Build NAPP Master Hard Disc D...

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Page 10: ... simultanesous display between LCD and CRT T S video for output to a television or display device that supports S video input T Automatic LCD dim feature automatically selecting the best setting for the display in order to conserve power T DualViewTM support Multimedia T High speed built in optical drive DVD CD RW Combo or DVD Dual or DVD Super Multi T MS DirectSound compatible T Built in dual spe...

Page 11: ...ll positioned touchpad I O Ports T Two Type II or one Type III PC CardBus PCMCIA slot T One IEEE 1394 port T One FIR port T One RJ 11 modem jack V 92 56K T One RJ 45 network jack Ethernet 10 100 Base T 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: ...263238E GC36 16MB 4 BGA 1M 32bit 4banks AGP BUS 66MHz SWITCH Daughter Card 21 CRT TV OUT LCD 13 14 FAN 2 31 Line Out 31 Line In MIC In SMBUS RJ45 24 10 100Mb 33MHz 25 33MHz HDD 21 USBx4 22 USB 2 0 PRN Port29 FIR 28 FDD 21 Touch Pad33 33 INT KB 33 PS 2 Debug con INVERTER 14 AD CONN 43 BAT CONN Micro P ATTINY12L 4SI 42 35 45 Power Button EMI L1 L6 L4 L5 L2 L3 VCC GND Signal 3 Signal 1 Signal 2 GND S...

Page 13: ...9 Touchpad Cable Connector 6 USB Port 20 HDD Connector 7 USB Port 21 Keyboard Connector 8 USB Port 22 Speaker Cable Connector 9 VGA Port 23 Optical Drive Connector 10 S Video Port 24 South Bridge 11 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 25 RTC Battery Connector 12 Parallel Port 26 Launch Board Cable Connector 13 DC in Port 27 SW5 Please see Chapter 5 for its settings 14 LCD Lid Switch 28 PCMCIA Slot ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 5 Bottom View 1 Wireless LAN Card Connector 5 FIR Port 2 Modem Board Connector 6 DIMM Socket 1 3 Modem Cable Connector 7 DIMM Socket 2 4 IEEE 1394 Port 8 ...

Page 15: ...nts 3 Power button Turns the computer on and off 4 Launch Keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs 5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer 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 scroll up down button 7 Touchpad Touch sensitive pointing device which ...

Page 16: ...s to IEEE 1394 devices 5 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices e g infrared printer IR aware computer 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 Eject ...

Page 17: ...iew Item Port Description 1 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool even after prolonged use 3 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington compatible computer security lock ...

Page 18: ...device with S video input 5 External display port Connects to a display device e g external monitor LCD projector 6 Four USB 2 0 ports Connects to any Universal Serial Bus devices e g USB mouse USB camera 7 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet LAN network 8 Modem jack Connects to the phone line 9 Speaker line out headphone jack Connects to audio line out devices e g speakers and headphones 10 Line...

Page 19: ...er 1 Bottom View 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 20: ...n Function Description InviLink Indicates status of wireless or Bluetooth optional communications Orange WLAN Blue Bluetooth 1 Power Lights 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 3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive hard disk or optical drive is active 4 Battery Charge Lights when the bat...

Page 21: ...n 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 u...

Page 22: ...rd legend cursor control key symbols are not printed on the keys Desired access Num lock on Num lock off Number keys on embedded keypad Type numbers using embedded keypad 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 keys Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded keypad Type the letters in a...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...heme Toggle Switches 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 key ...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...Wireless 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 Email Launches email application 2 Web browser Launches Internet browser application 3 P1 User programmable 4 P2 User programmable 5 Bluetooth optional Enables your Bluetooth manufacturing option 6 InviLink optional Enables your 802 11b or 802 11b g Wir...

Page 27: ... 525V or 1 55V Low speed 1 2V BIOS Item Specification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS BIOS Version BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 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 1...

Page 28: ...o DIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they 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 ...

Page 29: ...Not show 2 2 Not show 2 2 3 4 Disks 1 Not show 1 1 Not show 1 1 2 Spindle speed RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2MB 2MB 8MB for Toshiba 2MB 8MB for HGST Interface ATA 5 for other vendors ATA 6 for HGST and Toshiba ATA 5 for other vendors ATA 6 for HGST ATA 5 ATA 6 for HGST Data transfer rate disk buffer Mbytes s 350 350 350 Data transfer rate host buffer Mbytes s...

Page 30: ...de2 CD ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1 and Form2 CD I Mode2 Form 1 and Form 2 CD I Bridge Photo CD CD EXTRA Enhanced CD CD RW CD R CD TEXT Loading mechanism Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V DC 5 DVD ROM Interface Item Specification Vendor model name MKE SR 8177 Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate KB sec Average Sustained...

Page 31: ...erage max DVD RAM 4 7G Random 180 msec typical 300 msec average max Full Stroke 320 msec typical 700 msec average max Data Buffer Capacity 512 kBytes Interface IDE Applicable disc format DVD DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD R 3 95G DVD RAM 2 6G DVD RAM 4 7G CD CD Audio CD ROM mode 1 and mode 2 CD ROM XA mode 2 form 1 and form 2 CD I mode 2 form 1 and form 2 CD I Ready CD I Bridge CD WO CD RW Photo CD Video ...

Page 32: ... Video CD CD Extra CD CD text DVD DVD ROM DVD R DVD RW Ver 1 1 DVD VIDEO DVD RAM 2 6GB 4 7GB Slope 15 degree Any direction Dimensions Weight 128X129X12 7mm WXDXH except protrusion 200g 10g Eject Soft Eject with emergency eject hole DVD Dual Interface Item Specification Vendor model name Liteon DVD Dual SDW 431S Disc type for read write application Applicable Formats CD DA CD TEXT CD ROM Mode 1 CD ...

Page 33: ...Fornet Gigastorage Imation Infodisc LeadData MCC Nanya Princo Prodisc Ricoh Ritek High Speed CD RW AMT CMC Infodisc Nanya Postech Prodisc Ritek Ricoh MCC SKC Korea Ultra Speed CD RW Daxon Imation Infodisc MCC Prodisc Ritek DVD R BEALL CMC Daxon Fuji HP Maxell MCC Memorex OPTODISC PRODISC Ricoh RICOH Ritek SONY TDK TYUDE DVD RW CMMC Daxon Imation MCC Philips Ricoh Ritek Sony DVD R BeAll CMMC DAXON ...

Page 34: ...1200 32 bit colors VGA Display Resolution Display device Source image in the frame buffer 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1400x1050 1600x1200 800x600 LCD Expanded True image Partial image Partial image Partial image Partial image 1024x768 LCD Expanded Expanded True image Partial image Partial image Partial image 1280x1024 LCD Expanded Expanded Expanded True image Partial image Partial image 140...

Page 35: ...s Yes 720x480 Yes Yes Yes Yes 800x600 Yes Yes Yes Yes 848x480 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1024x768 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1152x864 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1280x1024 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1400x1050 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1600x1200 Yes Yes Yes Yes Parallel Port Item Specification Parallel port controller NS PC87392 Number of parallel port 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25 pin D type Parallel port function control Enable Disable by BI...

Page 36: ...pads 84 85 88 key Windows keys Yes Internal external keyboard work simultaneously Yes Battery Item Specification Vendor model name Sanyo Simplo Battery Type Li ION Pack capacity 4000mAH Number of battery cell 8 Package configuration 4 serial 2 parallel Output voltage 14 4Vdc nominal LCD Item Vendor model name LCD 15 4 WXGA QDI LCD 15 4 WXGA AU B154EW01 LCD 15 4 WXGA HITACHI Screen Diagonal mm 390 ...

Page 37: ... 70 70 60 60 60 60 35 65 Temperature Range C Operating Storage shipping 0 to 50 25 to 60 0 to 50 20 to 60 0 to 50 20 to 60 AC Adapter Item Specification Vendor model name Liteon 135W power supply Input Voltage Low Range 90 min 137 max 100 127 nominal High Range 180 min 265 max 200 240 nominal Input current 2 2A max Nominal frequency Hz 50 60 Frequency variation range Hz 47 63 Efficiency It should ...

Page 38: ...built in touchpad and an external PS 2 pointing device are idle for a specified period T The display shuts off Hard Disk Standby Mode Hard disk is idle within a specified period of time T Hard disk drive is in standby mode spindle turned off Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating 5 35 C Non operating 20 60 C Humidity Operating 10 to 95 RH non condensing without disktte...

Page 39: ...ork jack One DC in jack One parallel port ECP EPP One S video port One external monitor port One microphone in jack 3 5mm mini jack One headphone jack 3 5mm mini jack Four USB 2 0 ports Drive Bays One Material Plastic Indicators Power on Standby Battery Status Media Access CapsLock and NumLock Switch Power Mechanical Specification Item Specification ...

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Page 41: ...lease 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 The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is set to disabled If you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility please set the parameter to enabled Press F12 during POST to ...

Page 42: ... 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 are...

Page 43: ...e of HDD installed on primary IDE master HDD Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master ATAPI Model Name This field displays the mofel name of devices installed on secondary IDE master The hard disk drive or optical drive model name is automatically detected by the system ATAPI Serial Number This field shows the serial number of devices installed on ...

Page 44: ... displays a summary of your computer hardware information and also includes basic setup parameters It allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters NOTE The screen above is for reference only Actual values may differ ...

Page 45: ... 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 display device is connected the pow...

Page 46: ...is 3 06G or above The system will automatically hide this selection when detecting the CPU frequency is below 3 06G or the CPU does not support Hyper Threading Technoloty Enabled Disabled Infrared Port Enables disables or auto 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 p...

Page 47: ... DMA1 Legacy USB Support Enables disables USB interface devices support Enable for use with a non USB aware Operating System such as DOS or UNIX Option Disabled or Enabled Hard Disk Recovery Enables or disables Hard Disk to Hard Disk system Recovery by pressing Fn F10 key during POST Option Disabled or Enabled Parameter Description Options ...

Page 48: ...39 Chapter 2 Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use ...

Page 49: ...ss 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 Press...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...2 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 53: ...he 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 54: ...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...

Page 55: ...weezers 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 NOTE This chapter has been revised from previous model TravelMate 240 250 Please refer to the disassembling procedures instead of the images Some...

Page 56: ...on 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 57: ...D Module Hinge Caps HDD LCD Module F 6 Keyboard Lower Case Assembly J 5 F 10 D 4 DIMM Cover Memory 2 J 2 Launch Board Modem Cover 2 2 CPU Second Fan Thermal Module J 3 HDD Holder G 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 Thermal Plate CPU Heatsink Plate ODD Support Bracket HDD B...

Page 58: ...9A352 3R0 D SCREW M2 5X6 86 9A353 6R0 E SCREW M3x4 86 9A524 4R0 F SCREW M2X2 0 86 9A552 2R0 G SCREW WAFER NYLOK NI 2ML3 86 9A552 3R0 H SCRW M2 4 WAFER NI 86 9A552 4R0 I SCRW M2 5 3 WAFER NI 86 9A553 3R0 J SCREW M2 5 4L NI 86 9A553 4R0 4 LCD Cushions E 4 LCD Bezel Inverter LCD L 4 LCD Panel LCD Brackets LCD Coaxial Cable H 8 for 14 1 H 6 for 15 0 L 1 LCD Module ...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 50 Removing the Battery 1 To remove the battery push the battery release latch 2 Then slide the battery out from the machine ...

Page 60: ... the Memory Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 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 61: ... first remove the two screws holding the modem cover 3 Remove the modem cover from the machine 4 Disconnect the wireless antennae 5 Pop out the wireless LAN board 6 To remove the modem board first remove the two screws fastening the modem board 7 Detach the modem board and disconnect the modem cable carefully then remove the modem board ...

Page 62: ... 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 50 2 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 53 3 Remove the two screws that fasten the HDD holder 4 Detach the hard disk drive from the HDD holder ...

Page 63: ...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 50 ...

Page 64: ... the Launch Board on page 54 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 Then...

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Page 66: ...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 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Launch Board on page 54 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 55 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 57 6 To remove the inverter board first remove one screw...

Page 67: ...e Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Launch Board on page 54 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 55 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 57 6 See Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 57 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 68: ...ws 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 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Launch Board on page 54 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 55 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 57 6 See Removing the...

Page 69: ... Launch Board on page 54 4 See Removing the LCD Module on page 55 5 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 57 6 See Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 57 7 See Removing the 15 TFT LCD on page 58 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 70: ...ct the keyboard cable from the main board carefully then remove the keyboard Removing the RTC Battery 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 61 4 Disconnect the RTC battery cable then remove it Removing the Fan 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on...

Page 71: ...astening the thermal module 6 Then remove the thermal module Removing the Processor 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 61 4 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 61 5 See Removing the Fan on page 61 6 See Removing the Thermal Module on page 62 7 Lift up the CPU socket lever Then remove the CPU Remember to press down t...

Page 72: ...ving the Thermal Module on page 62 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 61 2 Disconnect the touchpad cable 3 Remove the 5 screws that secure the upper case to the lower case Then turn over the main unit and remove the 15 sc...

Page 73: ... See Removing the Upper Case Assemly on page 63 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 74: ...tery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 61 4 See Removing the Fan on page 61 5 See Removing the Thermal Module on page 62 6 Remove the seven screws holding the VGA thermal plate then remove it Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 61 ...

Page 75: ...then remove the bracket Removing the ODD Module 1 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 Remove the screw that fastens the ODD bracket on the bottom Push the ODD module at the point the red arrow indicates hard Then remove the ODD module from the lower case NOTE If you need to replace the ODD module only you can remove the ODD module as the steps above Removing the ODD Module 2 1 See Removing the...

Page 76: ...g the HDD bracket then remove the HDD bracket Removing the Main Board 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 61 4 See Removing the Upper Case Assemly on page 63 5 See Removing the Fan on page 61 6 See Removing the Thermal Module on page 62 7 See Removing the VGA Thermal Plate on page 65 8 See Removing the CPU Heatsink Pl...

Page 77: ...y on page 63 5 See Removing the Fan on page 61 6 See Removing the Thermal Module on page 62 7 See Removing the VGA Thermal Plate on page 65 8 See Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 65 9 See Removing the Second Fan Bracket on page 66 10 See Removing the ODD Module 2 on page 66 11 See Removing the HDD Bracket on page 67 12 See Removing the Main Board on page 67 13 Remove the two screws that fas...

Page 78: ...ch the I O port bracket from the main board Removing the PCMCIA Slot 1 See Removing the Battery on page 50 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 54 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 61 4 See Removing the Upper Case Assemly on page 63 5 See Removing the Fan on page 61 6 See Removing the Thermal Module on page 62 7 See Removing the VGA Thermal Plate on page 65 8 See Removing the CPU Heatsink Pla...

Page 79: ...on page 62 7 See Removing the VGA Thermal Plate on page 65 8 See Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate on page 65 9 See Removing the Second Fan Bracket on page 66 10 See Removing the ODD Module 2 on page 66 11 See Removing the HDD Bracket on page 67 12 See Removing the Main Board on page 67 13 See Removing the DC Board on page 68 14 Tear off the tape fastening the speaker set cable Then remove the four ...

Page 80: ...nnae 3 Insert the wireless LAN board to the wireless socket on the main board 4 Close the modem cover and fasten the cover with the two screws NOTE You must connect the wireless antennae before you insert the wireless LAN board to the socket If you insert the wireless LAN card first the pressure you press to fasten the wireless antennae may damage the main board ...

Page 81: ... which 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 74 POST does not complete No beep or error codes are indicated Power On Self Test POST Error Message on page 77 Undetermined Problems on page 89 POST detects an error and displayed messages on screen Error Message List on page 78 Other symptoms i e LCD display problem...

Page 82: ...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 t...

Page 83: ...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 84: ...e following T Replace the System board T If the problem is not corrected see Undetermined Problems on page 89 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 doe...

Page 85: ...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 86: ...ext possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer If the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 89 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 i...

Page 87: ...ault Settings in BIOS Setup Utility Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 73 Keyboard error see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 73 Keyboard Controller Failed see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 73 Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock external keyboard Monitor type does not match CMOS Run Setup Run Load Defa...

Page 88: ... 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 Fai...

Page 89: ...source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 74 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 90: ...emory autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 26h Enable A20 line 28h Autosize DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 215 KB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM fail...

Page 91: ... Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode SMM area 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Bh Load custom defaults optional 6Ch Display shadow area message 6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages 72h Check for configuration errors 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present 80h Di...

Page 92: ...key lock A4h Initialize Typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag B0h Check for errors B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize DMI parameters BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display ...

Page 93: ...BIOS E8h Set Huge Segment E9h Initialize Multi Processor EAh Initialize OEM special code EBh Initialize PIC and DMA ECh Initialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Mode F4h 1 Output one beep before boot F5h Boot to Mini DOS F6h Clea...

Page 94: ...s displayed LCD inverter ID LCD inverter LCD 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 Syste...

Page 95: ...sound Speaker System board Power Management Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence The system will not enter 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 29 Press Fn oand see if the computer enters hibernation mode Touchpad Keyboard Hard disk conn...

Page 96: ...5 LCD CRT Both display switching System board USB does not work correctly System board Print problems 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...

Page 97: ... 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 98: ...operating correctly See Power System Check on page 74 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 problem...

Page 99: ...are NAPP CD Recovery CD and System CD 2 Put NAPP CD into the optical drive Then boot up the system 3 The system will ask you if you want to build NAPP Master HDD Please press any key to continue 4 NAPP CD will start to preload the system please click Y 5 Select CD to Disk Revocery ...

Page 100: ... to create image files to the system you do not have to put the Recovery CD to the optical drive in order Place one Recovery CD to the drive at one time till you finish all Recovery CDs After you place the Recovery CD to the optical drive you will see the display below ...

Page 101: ...Chapter 4 92 7 Then insert the System CD to the optical drive 8 You will see the screen displaying PASS when the system has buit NAPP Master hard disc drive ...

Page 102: ...APP CD Recovery CD and System CD 2 Put NAPP CD into the optical drive Then boot up the system 3 The system will ask you if you want to build NAPP Master HDD Please press any key to continue 4 NAPP CD will start to preload the system please click Y ...

Page 103: ...anguages Recovery not more than five languages could be loaded to the system 6 Put the Recovery CD to the optical drive This step is to create image files to the system you do not have to put the Recovery CD to the optical drive in order Place one Recovery CD to the drive at one time till you finish all Recovery CDs ...

Page 104: ...95 Chapter 4 After you place the Recovery CD to the optical drive you will see the display below 7 Then insert the System CD to the optical drive ...

Page 105: ...Chapter 4 96 8 You will see the screen displaying PASS when the system has buit NAPP Master hard disc drive ...

Page 106: ...97 Chapter 4 ...

Page 107: ... 6 USB Port 20 HDD Connector 7 USB Port 21 Keyboard Connector 8 USB Port 22 Speaker Cable Connector 9 VGA Port 23 Optical Drive Connector 10 S Video Port 24 South Bridge 11 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 25 RTC Battery Connector 12 Parallel Port 26 Launch Board Cable Connector 13 DC in Port 27 SW5 Please see Chapter 5 for its settings 14 LCD Lid Switch 28 PCMCIA Slot Jumper and Connector Locations Ch...

Page 108: ...tom View 1 Wireless LAN Card Connector 5 FIR Port 2 Modem Board Connector 6 DIMM Socket 1 3 Modem Cable Connector 7 DIMM Socket 2 4 IEEE 1394 Port 8 SW Settings SW1 8 SW2 7 SW3 6 Chkpw Enable ON X Bootblock Enable X ON ...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...101 Chapter 6 Aspire 1660 Exploded Diagram ...

Page 111: ...A 001 Battery RTC BATTERY LONGTRUM 23 T30V1 101 18 BATTERY MODULE LI ON 8CELL LI ON 6M A20V1 004 BATTERY LI ON 8CELL 2 0MAH SIMPLO BTP 58A1 BT T3007 003 BATTERY LI ON 8CELL 2 0MAH SANYO BTP 60A1 BT T3003 001 CASE COVER BRACKET ASSEMBLY BATTERY COVER The cover should be silver not black 42 T30V1 001 Boards VGA DAUGHTER BOARD 55 A20V1 001 DC DC CHARGER BOARD 55 T30V1 001 ...

Page 112: ...0 01 54 09011 544 MODEM BLUETOOTH BOARD AMBIT T60M665 00 54 09061 001 LAUNCH BOARD Cables COVER SWITCH CABLE TBD LAUNCH BOARD CABLE 50 T30V1 011 MODEM CABLE 2PIN 2CONNECTOR 55MM 50 41T11 002 POWER CORD 3 PIN 125V 27 01618 051 Case Cover Bracket Assembly MODEM COVER 42 A20V1 001 HINGE CAP RIGHT 42 A30V1 002 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 113: ...CKET 33 A30V1 001 HDD HOLDER 33 A30V1 002 TOUCHPAD COVER 42 A30V1 004 MIDDLE COVER W LAUNCH BOARD NAME PLATE 60 A30V1 003 LOWER CASE W DIMM COVER SPEAKER W O MDC COVER 60 A30V1 001 UPPER CASE W COVERSWITCH CABLE TOUCHPAD CABLE SCROLL KEY 60 A30V1 002 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 114: ... CPU 3 0GMHZ 800FSB INTEL KC DP001 30C HDD Hard Disk Drive HDD MODULE 30G HITACHI IC25N030ATMR04 KH 03007 005 HDD 40G HITACHI IC25N040ATMR04 KH 04007 009 HDD 40G FUJITSU MHT2040AT 0022 A3 KH 04006 004 HDD 40G 4200PRM SEAGATE ST94019A KH 04001 010 HDD 60G HITACHI C25N060ATMR04 KH 06007 006 HDD 60G HITACHI DK23FA 60 A0A0 KH 06007 005 HDD 60G TOSHIBA MK6021GAS KH 36004 001 HDD 80G HITACHI IC25N080ATM...

Page 115: ...NSK ACD06 PORTUGUES TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0A ARABIC TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0C CZECH TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0D DANISH TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0E ITALIAN TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0F FRENCH TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0G GERMAN TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0J JAPANESE TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0K KOREAN TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0G GREEK TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD0M FRENCH CANADIAN ...

Page 116: ...TBD KEYBOARD DARFON NSK ACD1D US IN TBD LCD LCD MODULE 15 4 WXGA W ANTENNA QDI 6M A30V1 001 LCD MODULE 15 4 WXGA W ANTENNA AU 6M A30V1 002 LCD MODULE 15 4 WXGA W ANTENNA HITACHI 6M A30V1 003 LCD MODULE 15 4 WXGA W O ANTENNA QDI 6M A30V1 005 LCD MODULE 15 4 WXGA W O ANTENNA AU 6M A30V1 006 LCD MODULE 15 4 WXGA W O ANTENNA HITACHI 6M A30V1 007 LCD 15 4 WXGA QDI LK 15409 001 LCD 15 4 WXGA AU LK 15405...

Page 117: ... NS LCD BEZEL 15 4 W ICON PLATE 60 A30V1 004 HINGE PACK LEFT RIGHT TBD Main Board MAINBOARD YUHINA 4 W LAUNCH BOARD CABLE MODEM CABLE RTC BATTERY DISCREET VGA M11P LB A2001 001 PCMCIA SLOT 22 T30V1 001 Miscellaneous LCD SCREW CAP LOWER 47 A16V1 001 LCD SCREW RUBBER UPPER 47 A16V1 002 TOUCHPAD BUTTON 42 A30V1 005 Picture No Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 118: ... NANYA NT512D64S8HBAFM 6K KN 51203 005 SDIMM 1G ELPIDA EBD11UD8ADDA 6B KN 1GB09 002 Optical Drive CDRW DVD COMBO MODULE 24X 6M A20V1 003 DVD ROM MODULE 8X 6M T45V1 006 DVD RW MODULE 4X 6M T45V1 007 CDRW DVD COMBO DRIVE 24x QSI SBW 242B KO 02407 012 CDRW DVD COMBO DRIVE 24X PANASONIC UJDA750WS4 A KO 02403 002 DVD ROM DRIVE 8X MATSUSHITA SR 8177 KV 08X02 004 DVD RW 4X LITEON SDW 431S KU 00404 002 DV...

Page 119: ...2 L3 1 86 00C14 520 NS SCRW CPU SCREW FORCE 5KGS 86 T30V1 001 NS SCREW M2 3 NYLON 1JMCPC 420325 86 9A352 3R0 NS SCREW M2 5X6 86 9A353 6R0 NS SRW M2 5 8L B ZN NYLOK 700 86 9A353 8R0 NS SCREW M3x4 86 9A524 4R0 86 9A524 4R0 NS SCREW WAFER NYLOK NI 2ML3 86 9A552 3R0 NS SCRW M2 4 WAFER NI 86 9A552 4R0 NS SCRW M2 5 3 WAFER NI 86 9A553 3R0 NS SCREW M2 5 4L NI 86 9A553 4R0 Picture No Partname And Descript...

Page 120: ...111 Chapter 6 ...

Page 121: ... XGA DTP4 2 8GHz FSB400MHz 1 256MB 40GB 24x CDRW DVD 11g DOS 1661WLM 15 4 W XGA DTP4 2 8GHz FSB400MHz 2 256MB 40GB 4xDVD Dua N Windows 1662WLC 15 4 W XGA DTP4 3 0GHz 1M 2 256MB 60GB 24x CDRW DVD N Windows 1662WLM 15 4 W XGA DTP4 3 0GHz 1M 2 256MB 60GB 4x DVD Dual N Windows 1663WLMi 15 4 W XGA DTP4 3 2GHz 1M 2 256MB 60GB 4x DVD Dual 11g Windows 1664WLMi 15 4 W XGA DTP4 3 4GHz 1M 2 512MB 80GB 4x DVD...

Page 122: ...113 Appendix A ...

Page 123: ... B 114 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 124: ...Y64D32000GDL 6 B 256MB Nanya SO DIMM NT256D64SH8BAGN 6KE 256MB Micron SO DIMM MT8VDDT3264HDG 35C3 512MB Infineon SO DIMM HYS64D64020GBDL 6 B 512MB Nanya SO DIMM NT512D64S8HBAFM 6K LCD 15 XGA TFT AUO B150XG01 AUO B150XG02 LG LP150X08 A5 Hitachi TX38D81VC1CAB Rev B SAMSUNG LTN150XB L03 6XXX 15 SXGA TFT AUO B150PG01 V0 Hard Disk Drive 20G HGST Moraga IC25N020ATMR04 f w AD4A 20GB Toshiba Neptune MK202...

Page 125: ...ken Ring IBM Token Ring 16 4 Adapter II Wireless LAN Card IBM Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Intel Pro Wireless LAN PC Card Proxim Skyline 802 11a Cardbus PC Card Cisco Aironet 350 series Wireless Lan Card NeWeb Wireless Lan Card 802 11b Modem Adapters Modem up to 56K 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Credit Card Modem 56 IBM 56K Double Jack Modem ISDN US Robotics Megahertz 128K ISDN Card 405R...

Page 126: ...nterface Canon CanonScan D1250 USB 2 0 JP OS only 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 We...

Page 127: ...giwara sys com SD Card 256MBT PCMCIA USB 2 0 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 Tos...

Page 128: ...119 Appendix B ...

Page 129: ...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 130: ...121 Appendix C ...

Page 131: ...package 18 type 18 D Disassembly Flowchart 48 display hotkeys 15 Display Standby Mode 29 DVD ROM Interface 21 E Environmental Requirements 29 Error Symptom to Spare Part Index 77 External CD ROM Drive Check 73 F Features 1 Flash Utility 45 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 100 H Hard disk 18 20 Hard Disk Drive Module Disassembly 53 Hard Disk Standby Mode 29 Hardware Specifications and Configurations...

Page 132: ...e Battery Pack 50 RTC 18 S Second Level Cache 18 speakers hotkey 15 Standby Mode 29 Super I O 18 System Check Procedures 73 System Diagnostic Diskette 45 System Memory 19 System Utility Diskette 45 T Temperature 29 Touchpad 18 touchpad hotkey 15 Touchpad Check 76 U Undetermined Problems 89 USB 26 utility BIOS 32 V Video 26 Resolutions 26 Video controller 18 W Windows XP Environment Test 115 ...

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