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MIC Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
LCD Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Battery Pack Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Hard Disk Drive Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
LCD Bezel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Fan Thermal Assembly Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
LCD Hinge Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
LCD Bracket Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
LCD Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
LCD LVDS Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
CCD Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Mainboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Antenna Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Speaker Modules Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Machine Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
ODD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Lower Cover Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Keyboard Backlight Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Keyboard Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Touch Pad Bracket Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Audio Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Audio Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
DIMM Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
RTC Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Combo Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Solid State Disk (SSD) Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
MIC Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Audio Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Battery Pack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Hard Disk Drive Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Audio Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Fan Thermal Assembly Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70
Audio Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
LCD Bracket Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
LCD Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74
LVDS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
CCD Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78
Mainboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79
Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81
Speaker Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82
CHAPTER 4
Troubleshooting
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Summary of Contents for Aspire M5-481PT
Page 1: ...Acer M5 481 481G 481T 481TG SERVICE GUIDE ...
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Page 9: ...CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications ...
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Page 54: ...1 44 Hardware Specifications and Configurations ...
Page 55: ...CHAPTER 2 System Utilities ...
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Page 73: ...Acer M5 481 481G 481T 481TG System Utilities 2 19 Figure 2 19 InsydeFlash ...
Page 83: ...CHAPTER 3 Maintenance Procedures ...
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Page 91: ...3 9 Figure 3 2 Lower Cover Cabling ID Size Quantity Screw Type A M2 5x5 0 15 ...
Page 95: ...3 13 ID Size Quantity Screw Type M2 5 x 1 x 7 Flat head 2 ...
Page 103: ...3 21 ID Size Quantity Screw Type M2 0 x 2 0 1 ...
Page 105: ...3 23 ID Size Quantity Screw Type M2 0 x 2 0 1 ...
Page 113: ...3 31 ID Size Quantity Screw Type A M2 0 x 2 0 2 B M2 0 x 2 0 2 ...
Page 116: ...3 34 Figure 3 2 Fan Thermal Assembly Removal ...
Page 118: ...3 36 ID Size Quantity Screw Type A M2 0 x 0 5 x 7 0 Flathead 3 B M2 0 x 0 5 x 7 0 Flathead 3 ...
Page 122: ...3 40 ID Size Quantity Screw Type A M2 0 x 0 5 x 7 0 flathead 2 ...
Page 132: ...3 50 ID Size Quantity Screw Type A M2 5x5 0 15 ...
Page 138: ...3 56 Figure 3 2 Audio Board Screws Removal ID Size Quantity Screw Type M2 0 x 3 0 2 ...
Page 143: ...3 61 ID Size Quantity Screw Type M2 0 x 2 0 1 ...
Page 148: ...3 66 Figure 3 3 MIC Cable Positioning ...
Page 153: ...3 71 Figure 3 2 Fan Thermal Screw Removal 1 3 2 4 5 6 ...
Page 159: ...3 77 Figure 3 3 LVDS Alignment ...
Page 162: ...3 80 ID Size Quantity Screw Type M2 5 x 3 0 3 ...
Page 166: ...CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting ...
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Page 188: ...CHAPTER 5 Jumper and Connector Locations ...
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Page 192: ...CHAPTER 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List ...
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Page 206: ...CHAPTER 7 Model Definition and Configuration ...
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Page 234: ...CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components ...
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Page 243: ...8 10 Test Compatible Components ...
Page 244: ...CHAPTER 9 Online Support Information ...
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