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BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
HDD/BIOS Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Clearing HDD Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Clearing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Miscellaneous Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Using Boot Sequence Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Using DMI Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
CHAPTER 3
Maintenance Procedures
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Screw Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Maintenance Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Dummy Card Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Dummy Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Logic Door Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Logic Door Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Battery Cable Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Battery Cable Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Lower Cover DIMM Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Lower Cover DIMM Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Main HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
HDD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
HDD Brackets Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
HDD Brackets Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
WLAN Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
WLAN Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Summary of Contents for Aspire 8951G
Page 1: ...Aspire 8951G SERVICE GUIDE ...
Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications ...
Page 14: ...1 4 ...
Page 62: ...1 52 Hardware Specifications and Configurations ...
Page 63: ...CHAPTER 2 System Utilities ...
Page 91: ...System Utilities 2 29 ...
Page 92: ...2 30 System Utilities ...
Page 93: ...CHAPTER 3 Maintenance Procedures ...
Page 96: ...3 4 ...
Page 130: ...3 38 Machine Maintenance Procedures ID Size Quantity Screw Type R M2 5x4 0 5 ...
Page 152: ...3 60 Machine Maintenance Procedures ...
Page 153: ...CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting ...
Page 182: ...4 30 Troubleshooting ...
Page 183: ...CHAPTER 5 Jumper and Connector Locations ...
Page 192: ...5 10 Jumper and Connector Locations ...
Page 193: ...CHAPTER 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List ...
Page 194: ...6 2 Exploded Diagrams 6 4 Main Assembly 6 4 FRU List 6 6 Screw List 6 15 ...
Page 208: ...6 16 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List ...
Page 209: ...CHAPTER 7 Model Definition and Configuration ...
Page 210: ...7 2 Aspire 8951G 7 3 ...
Page 245: ...CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components ...
Page 246: ...8 2 Microsoft Windows 7 Environment Test 8 4 Aspire 8951G 8 4 ...
Page 256: ...8 12 Test Compatible Components ...
Page 257: ...CHAPTER 9 Online Support Information ...
Page 258: ...9 2 Introduction 9 3 ...
Page 260: ...9 4 Online Support Information ...