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Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Remove HDD Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Removing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Cleaning BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Using DMI Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
LAN MAC EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
CHAPTER 3
Machine Maintenance
Machine Disassembly and Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Replacement Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Removing the Dummy Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Removing the HDD Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Removing the HDD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Removing the SSD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Removing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Removing the Top Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Removing battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Removing the Power switch board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Remove the card reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Remove the cables from the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Removing the Thermal module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Removing the Bluetooth Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Summary of Contents for Aspire M3-581T
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Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications...
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Page 32: ...1 22 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Block Diagram...
Page 50: ...1 40 Hardware Specifications and Configurations...
Page 51: ...CHAPTER 2 System Utilities...
Page 61: ...System Utilities 2 11 Figure 2 9 Setup Warning...
Page 83: ...System Utilities 2 33 13 Key in q to exit Broadcom program Figure 2 37 Exit Broadcom program...
Page 84: ...2 34 System Utilities...
Page 85: ...CHAPTER 3 Machine Maintenance...
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Page 99: ...3 15 3 Pull the WLAN module out and away Figure 3 14 WLAN Module...
Page 102: ...3 18 5 Pry the ODD bezel off the ODD module Figure 3 19 ODD Bezel...
Page 109: ...3 25 11 Remove the keyboard from the top case Figure 3 31 Keyboard module...
Page 112: ...3 28 Figure 3 37 Battery module...
Page 121: ...3 37 3 Lift the thermal module and take it away Figure 3 54 Thermal Module...
Page 124: ...3 40 3 Remove the speakers and cable Figure 3 58 Speakers...
Page 129: ...3 45 Figure 3 67 LCD Bezel...
Page 137: ...3 53 Replacing the Bluetooth 0 1 Place the Bluetooth into the socket Figure 3 81 Bluetooth...
Page 167: ...CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting...
Page 194: ...4 28 Troubleshooting...
Page 195: ...CHAPTER 5 Jumper and Connector Locations...
Page 203: ...CHAPTER 6 FRU List...
Page 222: ...6 20 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List...
Page 223: ...CHAPTER 7 Test Compatible Components...
Page 224: ...8 2 Microsoft Windows 7 Environment Test 7 4 M3 581T 581TG 7 4...
Page 230: ...7 8 Test Compatible Components...
Page 231: ...CHAPTER 8 Online Support Information...
Page 232: ...9 2 Introduction 8 3...
Page 234: ...8 4 Online Support Information...
