Acer TravelMate 5230 Service Manual Download

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Chapter 1

Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:

Platform

AMD Better By Design program, featuring:

AMD Turion™ 64X2 dual-core processor

AMD Athlon™ 64X2 dual-core processor

Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor

AMD M780G Chipset

Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g*

Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*

System Memory

Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support

Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules*

Display and graphics

15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200/3470*

Storage subsystem

2.5" hard disk drives

Optical drive options:

Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

DVD/CD-RW combo drive

5-in-1 card reader

Special keys and controls

88-/89-/93-key keyboard

Touchpad pointing device

Empowering Key

Easy-launch buttons: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth, Acer Arcade™

Acer MediaTouch keys: play/pause, stop, previous, next

Volume wheel

Acer Media Center remote control*

Audio

Two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers

High-definition audio support

System Specifications

Chapter 1

Summary of Contents for TravelMate 5230

Page 1: ...TravelMate 5530 5230 Series Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 5530 5230 Series service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...pect 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 necessary servicing repair and an...

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 printe...

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Page 7: ...ng the System Utilities 26 Acer GridVista dual display compatible 27 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 29 System Utilities 37 BIOS Setup Utility 37 Navigating the BIOS Utility 38 Information 39 Main 40 Security 42 Boot 46 Exit 47 BIOS Flash Utility 48 Remove HDD BIOS Utility 49 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 53 Disassembly Requirements 53 General Information 54 Pre disassembly Instru...

Page 8: ... Removing the LCD Brackets 99 Removing the Antennas 100 Removing the Web Camera 101 Troubleshooting 103 System Check Procedures 104 External Diskette Drive Check 104 External CD ROM Drive Check 104 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 104 Memory check 105 Power System Check 105 Touchpad Check 107 Power On Self Test POST Error Message 108 Index of Error Messages 109 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 112 ...

Page 9: ...IX Table of Contents Online Support Information 163 Index 165 ...

Page 10: ...X Table of Contents ...

Page 11: ... Display and graphics K 15 4 WXGA 1280 x 800 K ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 3470 Storage subsystem K 2 5 hard disk drives K Optical drive options jBlu ray Disc DVD Super Multi double layer drive jDVD Super Multi double layer drive jDVD CD RW combo drive K 5 in 1 card reader Special keys and controls K 88 89 93 key keyboard K Touchpad pointing device K Empowering Key K Easy launch buttons WLAN Inter...

Page 12: ...nt reader K 5 in 1 card reader SD MMC MS MS PRO xD K 3 USB 2 0 ports K HDMI port with HDCP support K USB 2 0 eSATA port NOTE If you plug an eSATA device you will have three USB ports available in the mean time K External display VGA port K Headphones speaker line out jack K Microphone in jack K Line in jack K Ethernet RJ 45 port K Modem RJ 11 port K DC in jack for AC adapter Environment K Temperat...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 3 System Block Diagram ...

Page 14: ...Zone Two internal stereo microphones for sound recording only for certain models 3 Display screen Also called Liquid Crystal Display LCD displays computer output 4 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output 5 Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology 6 Productivity keys Three productivity keys give users one touch access to protection and manageability features for a more ...

Page 15: ...e center button serves as Acer BioProtect fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4 way control function manufacturing option 11 Acer Bio Protection fingerprint reader The center button serves as Acer Bio Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4 way control function only for certain models 12 15 Status indicators Light Emitting Diodes LEDs that light up to show the status of ...

Page 16: ... at any given time 3 Line in jack Accepts audio line in devices e g audio CD player stereo walkman mp3 player 4 Microphone jack Accepts inputs from external microphones 5 Headphones speaker line out jack Connects to audio line out devices e g speakers headphones 6 Bluetooth communication switch Enable disable the Bluetooth function manufacturing option 7 Wireless communication switch Enable disabl...

Page 17: ...0 1000 based network 5 HDMI port Supports high definition digital video connections only for certain models 6 Two USB 2 0 ports Connect to USB 2 0 devices e g USB mouse USB camera 7 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card 8 ExpressCard 54 slot Accepts one ExpressCard 54 module 9 PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot Icon Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive...

Page 18: ... Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off Note Insert a paper clip to the emergency eject hole to eject the optical drive tray when the computer is off Icon Item Description ...

Page 19: ...e SATA port Connects to USB 2 0 or eSATA devices only for certain models Note If you plug an eSATA device you will have three USB ports available in the mean time 3 Modem RJ 11 port Connects to a phone line 4 DC in jack Connects to an AC adapter 5 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool even after prolonged use ...

Page 20: ...rotects the hard disk drive from shocks and bumps only for certain models 3 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool even after prolonged use 4 Memory compartment Houses the computer s main memory 5 Battery lock Locks the battery in position 6 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal 7 Battery bay Houses the computer s battery pack ...

Page 21: ...mmable buttons run the Acer Launch Manager You can access the Launch Manager by clicking on Start All Programs and then Launch Manager to start the application Icon Function Description HDD Indicates when the hard disk drive is active Num Lock Lights up when Num Lock is activated Caps Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated Power Indicates the computer s power status Battery Indicates the compu...

Page 22: ...a page This fingerprint reader or button mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications Touchpad basics with two click buttons The following items show you how to use the touchpad with two click buttons K Move your finger across the touchpad 1 to move the cursor Function Left button 1 Right button 4 Main touchpad 2 Center button 3 Execute Quickly click twice Tap twice ...

Page 23: ...ovement hence the lighter the touch the better the response Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad s responsiveness NOTE By default vertical and horizontal scrolling is enabled on your touchpad It can be disabled under Mouse settings in Windows Control Panel Function Left button 2 Right button 3 Main touchpad 1 Execute Quickly click twice Tap twice at the same speed as double clicking a mou...

Page 24: ...F11 When Num Lock 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 NOTE Fn F11 works only for certain models Scroll Lock Fn F12 When Scroll Lock is on the screen moves one line up or down when you press the u...

Page 25: ...rk domain M Minimizes all windows R Open the Run dialog box T Cycle through programs on the taskbar U Open Ease of Access Center X Open Windows Mobility Center BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box SHIFT M Restore minimized windows to the desktop TAB Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3 D SPACEBAR Bring all gadgets to the front and select Windows Sidebar CTRL F Se...

Page 26: ... Launches Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology Fn F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode Fn F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both Fn F6 Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power Press any key to return Fn F7 Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off Fn F8 Speaker toggle Turn...

Page 27: ...ard or hold Alt Gr and then press the 5 key at the upper center of the keyboard NOTE Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol Please refer to www microsoft com typography faq faq12 htm for more information The US dollar sign 1 Open a text editor or word processor 2 Either press at the bottom right of the keyboard or hold Shift and then press the 4 key at the upper center of the keybo...

Page 28: ...th a particular utility launch the utility and click the icon at the bottom of the active window Launching Acer Empowering Technology To launch Acer Empowering Technology 1 Press the Empowering Key to display the Acer Empowering Technology toolbar on the desktop 2 To hide the toolbar press the Empowering Key again or click the hide button on the toolbar You may also launch Acer Empowering Technolo...

Page 29: ...he Restore tab 3 Click Password settings The Empowering Technology Password Center dialogue box pops up 4 Click Create a new password 5 In the Create a New Password dialogue box key in and confirm your password in the appropriate boxes Your password should have a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12 characters 6 Enter a password hint that will help you remember your password 7 Make sure the box Use fo...

Page 30: ...k the New power plan option or icon 2 Enter a name for your new power plan 3 Choose a predefined power plan to base your customized plan on 4 If necessary change the display sleep and hibernation settings you want your computer to use 5 Click OK to save your new power plan To switch between power plans 1 Mouse over the Acer ePower Management application on the Acer Empowering Technology toolbar Th...

Page 31: ... fly file encryption for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook On first use the Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you to create the Master Password You will use this password to access the Personal Secure Disk PSD The Master Password may also be used to encrypt decrypt files by default If you set a different password to encrypt a file but you forgot the encryption password you can...

Page 32: ...ers By default user created backups are stored to the D drive Acer eRecovery Management provides you with K Backup jBack up factory default to CD DVD jBack up drivers and applications to CD DVD jCreate user backup jManage user backups K Restore jRestore system to factory default jReinstall applications drivers jRestore system from user backup jPassword settings To use the password protection featu...

Page 33: ...eRecovery Management s Backup factory default to CD DVD feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management detach all peripherals except the external Acer ODD if your computer has one including your Acer ezDock ...

Page 34: ...allows you to inspect hardware specifications set BIOS passwords and modify boot options Acer eSettings Management also K Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigation K Prints and saves hardware specifications K Lets you set an asset tag for your system ...

Page 35: ...chronization status and presentation settings Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer specific settings like sharing folders overview sharing service on or off Bluetooth Add Device if applicable and a shortcut to the Acer user guide drivers and utilities To launch Windows Mobility Center K Use the shortcut key X K Start Windows Mobility Center from the Control panel K Start Windows Mobility Cen...

Page 36: ...music player launching with Acer MusicLaunch secure Internet favorites via Acer MyLaunch and fast application website launching and login with Acer FingerLaunch while Acer ProfileLaunch can launch up to three applications websites from a single finger swipe Acer Bio Protection Fingerprint Solution also allows you to navigate through web browsers and documents using Acer FingerNav With Acer Bio Pro...

Page 37: ...the same screen To access this function please go to Start All Programs and click on Acer GridVista You may choose any one of the four display settings indicated below Double vertical Triple primary at left Triple primary at right or Quad Acer Gridvista is dual display compatible allowing two displays to be partitioned independently Acer Gridvista is dual display compatible allowing two displays t...

Page 38: ...28 Chapter 1 NOTE Please ensure that the resolution setting of the second monitor is set to the manufacturer s recommended value ...

Page 39: ... 0 3000 29 55 66 0 3300 33 68 74 3300 3800 38 78 83 3800 4100 40 86 91 4100 4800 40 BIOS Item Specification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS Version 1 04c System Memory Item Specification Memory controller Built in Memory size 0MB no on board memory DIMM socket number 2 sockets Supports memory size per socket 2048MB Supports maximum memory size 4G for 64bit OS with two 2GB SODIMM Supports DIMM type DDR 2 ...

Page 40: ...B 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 256MB 1280MB 1024MB 512MB 1536MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB 1024MB 2048MB 3072MB 2048MB 0MB 2048MB 2048MB 256MB 2304MB 2048MB 512MB 2560MB 2048MB 1024MB 3072MB 2048MB 2048MB 4096MB Item Specification LAN Chipset Broadcom BCM5764 Broadcom BCM5765 Supports LAN protocol 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location Left side Features Integrated 10 100 BASE T transceive...

Page 41: ...BEVT 22ZCT0 HITACHI HTS541616J9SA00 LF SEAGATE SATA ST9160827AS TOSHIBA MK1646GSX LF SEAGATE SATA ST9250827AS TOSHIBA MK2546GSX LF HGST HTS542525K9SA00 LF WD WD2500BEVS 22UST0 ML125 WD WD3200BEVT 22ZCT0 ML125 Capacity MB 120000 160000 250000 320000 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 N A Data heads 3 3 4 4 N A Drive Format Disks 2 2 2 N A Spindle speed RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM Performance ...

Page 42: ...D multi session Video CD Cd Extra CD CD text DVD DVD VIDEO DVD ROM DVD R 3 9GB 4 7GB DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW CD CD DA Red Book Standard Audio CD CD TEXT CD ROM Yellow Book Mode1 2 Standard Data CD ROM XA Mode2 Form1 2 Photo CD Multi Session CD I Green Book Mode2 Form1 2 Ready Bridge CD Extra CD Plus Blue Book Audio Text Video Video CD White Book MPEG1 Video CD R Orange Book P...

Page 43: ...set ATI Radeon HD 3200 3470 Memory size 512M GDDR3 Item Specification Chipset AMD M780G USB Compliancy Level 2 0 OHCI USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 Host controller Number of USB port 3 Location Two on the right side one on the front Serial port function control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup System Board Major Chips Item Controller Core logic AMD M780G VGA ATI Radeon HD 3200 3470 USB 2 0 AMD M780G Super I O c...

Page 44: ... Specification Vendor model name CMO AUO LG Screen Diagonal mm 15 4 inches Display resolution pixels 1280 x 800 WXGA Pixel Pitch 0 204 x 0 204 Pixel Arrangement R G B Vertical Stripe Display Mode Normally White Typical White Luminance NIT also called Brightness 220 Luminance Uniformity 1 25 max Contrast Ratio 400 typical Response Time msec 8 Nominal Input Voltage VDD 3 3V Viewing Angle degree Hori...

Page 45: ...urned off completely Working G0 S0 Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disc may be power managed in this state Suspend to RAM S3 CPU set power down VGA Suspend PCMCIA Suspend Audio Power Down Hard Disk Power Down CD ROM Power Down Super I O Low Power mode Save to Disk S4 Also called Hibernation Mode System saves all system states and data onto the disc prior to power off the whole system ...

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Page 47: ...ce without entering BIOS Setup Utility please set the parameter to enabled Press F12 during POST to enter multi boot menu In this menu user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility Phoenix SecureCore tm Setup Utility Main CPU Type CPU Speed IDE0 Model Name IDE0 Serial Number ATAPI Model Name System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product N...

Page 48: ...Press Esc while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu K In any menu you can load default settings by pressing F9 You can also press F10 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 found...

Page 49: ...Asset Tag Number This field displays the asset tag number of the system Product Name This field shows product name of the system Manufacturer Name This field displays the manufacturer of this system UUID Number Universally Unique Identifier UUID is an identifier standard used in software construction standardized by the Open Software Foundation OSF as part of the Distributed Computing Environment ...

Page 50: ...e tm Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field System Time System Date System Memory Extended Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATAMode F1 Esc Help Exit Select Item Select Menu Change Values Select Sub Menu Enter F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Information Security Boot Exit 10 10 04 28 2008 640 KB 4093 MB 512 MB Enabled En...

Page 51: ... memory size of the extended memory in the system Extended Memory size Total memory size 1MB VGA Memory Shows the VGA memory size Quiet Boot Determines 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...

Page 52: ...ty Main F1 Esc Help Exit Select Item Select Menu Change Values Select Sub Menu Enter F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Information Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access of the whole setup utility It can be used to boot up when Password on boot is enabled Supervisor Password s User Password s Set User Password Set Password Password on Boot i i HDD Password is H...

Page 53: ...ired you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter 5 When you are done press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Parameter Description Option Supervisor Password Is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or Set User Password Is Shows the setting of the user password Clear or Set HDD Password Is Shows the setting of the hard disk password Clear or Set Set Superv...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...etup Utility Main Item Specific Help Use or to select a device then press F6 to move it up the list or F5 to move it down the list Press Esc to escape the menu Boot priority order F1 Esc Help Exit Select Item Select Menu Change Values Select Sub Menu Enter F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Information Security Boot Exit 2 3 4 5 6 7 XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXX XX PCI LAN Network Boot USB HDD USB FDD ...

Page 57: ... 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 Phoenix SecureCore tm Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS F1 Esc Help Exit Select Item Select Menu Change Values Select Sub Menu Enter F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save...

Page 58: ...very Diskette before you use the Flash utility NOTE Do not install memory related drivers XMS EMS DPMI when you use the Flash NOTE Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Flash 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 Flash 1 Prepare a bootab...

Page 59: ...u key in wrong HDD password for three time HDD password error code would display on the screen See the image below K If you need to solve HDD password locked problem you can run HDD_PW EXE 1 Key in hdd_pw 15494 0 2 Select 2 3 Choose one upper case string K Reboot system and key in 0KJFN42 or UVEIQ96 to HDD user password ...

Page 60: ...50 Chapter 2 Remove BIOS Password K If you key in wrong Supervisor Password for three time System Disabled would display on the screen See the image below ...

Page 61: ... 2 51 K If you need to solve BIOS password locked problem you can run BIOS_PW EXE 1 Key in bios_pw 14452 0 2 Choose one upper case string K Reboot the system and key in qjjg9vy or 07yqmjd to BIOS user password ...

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Page 63: ...K Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge K Flat screwdriver K Philips screwdriver K Hex screwdriver K Plastic flat screwdriver K Plastic tweezers 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 Disa...

Page 64: ...ain unit disassembly LCD module disassembly The flowcharts provided in the succeeding disassembly sections illustrate the entire disassembly sequence Observe the order of the sequence to avoid damage to any of the hardware components For example if you want to remove the main board you must first remove the keyboard then disassemble the inside assembly frame in that order Main Screw List Item Scre...

Page 65: ...ard then disassemble the inside assembly frame in that order Screw List Item Screw Color Part No A M2 x L3 Silver 86 9A552 3R0 B M2 x L4 Silver 86 9A552 4R0 C M2 5 x L5 Black 86 00E33 736 E M3 x L4 Silver 86 9A554 4R0 EXTERNAL MODULE DISASSEMBLY WLAN BOARD TURN OFF POWER AND PERIPHERALS UNPLUG POWER CABLES Bx2 LOWER COVER Captive Screwx6 DIMM MODULES Ex2 HDD MODULE HARD DISK BRACKET HARD DISK DRIV...

Page 66: ...oving the Battery Pack 1 Turn base unit over 2 Slide the battery lock unlock latch to the unlock position 3 Slide and hold the battery release latch to the release position 4 Then remove the battery from the main unit ...

Page 67: ...Chapter 3 57 Removing the SD dummy card 1 Push the SD dummy card all the way in to eject it 2 Pull it out from the slot ...

Page 68: ...58 Chapter 3 Removing the PC and ExpressCard dummy cards 1 Press the eject button to pop out the button 2 Press it again to pop out the PC dummy card 3 Remove the PC dummy card from the slot ...

Page 69: ... 4 Push the ExpressCard dummy card all the way in to eject it 5 Pull it out from the slot Removing the Lower Cover 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 Remove the six captive screws securing the lower cover ...

Page 70: ...lly pry open the lower cover 4 Remove the lower cover from the lower case Removing the DIMM 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 Push out the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket to release the DIMM ...

Page 71: ...Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN board NOTE There are 2 antenna cables connected to the WLAN board The Black antenna cable is connected to MAIN connector and the White antenna cable is connected to AUX connector ...

Page 72: ...away from the WLAN board 5 Remove the two screws B on the WLAN board to release the WLAN board 6 Detach the WLAN board from the WLAN socket NOTE When attaching the antenna back to the WLAN board make sure the cable are arranged properly Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M2 x L4 2 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 73: ... the one screw B securing the hard disk drive module 4 Using the plastic tab slide the hard disk drive module away from the connector lift up the hard disk module to remove from the bay NOTE To prevent damage to device avoid pressing down on it or placing heavy objects on top of it Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 M2 x L4 1 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 74: ...e hard disk to the bracket and remove the hard disk from the bracket Removing the Optical Drive Module 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M3 x L4 2 Silver 3 0 kgf cm ...

Page 75: ...e one screw C from the bottom panel 4 Use a screw driver to carefully push the odd drive tray out as shown 5 Slowly pull out the odd module from the odd drive bay Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 M2 5 x L6 1 Black 3 0 kgf cm ...

Page 76: ...66 Chapter 3 6 Remove the one screw A securing the locker bracket and remove the locker bracket from the optical disk drive module Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 M2 x L3 1 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 77: ...38 F M2 x L3 Silver 86 00E13 524 H M2 x L3 Silver 86 00C07 220 MAIN UNIT KEYBOARD MAIN BOARD Bx3 MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY LCD MODULE B x 2 Bx2 Dx2 UPPER CASE C x 14 CPU VGA THERMAL MODULE CPU SCREW X 5 CPU MODEM BOARD MODULE HEAT SINK FAN TOUCHPAD BRACKET MIDDLE COVER VGA CARD SCREW X 4 VGA B x 2 POWER BOARD SPEAKER MODULE H x 2 F x 2 Ax1 A x 1 LAUNCH BOARD TOUCHPAD MODULE FINGERPRINT MODULE A x 2 Ax...

Page 78: ...w driver to pry loose the side of the middle cover 3 Carefully pry loose the middle cover from the latches securing it and turn it over on the keyboard to gain access to the cable connected to the power board 4 Disconnect the cable connected to the power board and remove the middle cover from the system ...

Page 79: ...Chapter 3 69 Removing the Power Board 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 ...

Page 80: ...3 3 Remove the one screw A securing the power board to the middle cover 4 Release the power board from the latches and remove it from the middle cover Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 M2 x L3 1 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 81: ...e Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 3 Remove the two screws A securing the keyboard 4 Carefully pry loose the keyboard and turn it over on the touchpad area Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M2 x L3 2 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 82: ...yboard cable from the main board to remove the keyboard Removing the Heatsink Fan Module 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 Disconnect the heat sink fan connector from the main board ...

Page 83: ...5 Carefully lift up the heatsink fan module Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M2 x L4 2 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 84: ...ive screw securing the CPU heatsink module 5 Carefully remove the heatsink module from the system Removing the CPU 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 4 See Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module on page 73 ...

Page 85: ...wise to release the CPU 6 Lift up carefully to remove the CPU NOTE When installing the CPU make sure to install the CPU with PIN 1 at the corner as shown Removing the VGA Board Discrete Model only 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 ...

Page 86: ... main board Removing the LCD Module 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the SD dummy card on page 57 3 See Removing the PC and ExpressCard dummy cards on page 58 4 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 5 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 6 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 7 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M2 x L4...

Page 87: ...om the bottom of the left and right hinges 9 Carefully pull out the wireless antenna cables from the hole and release the cables from the latches 10 Disconnect the LCD cable connector from the main board Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M2 5 x L6 2 Black 3 0 kgf cm ...

Page 88: ...rd on page 57 3 See Removing the PC and ExpressCard dummy cards on page 58 4 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 5 See Removing the DIMM on page 60 6 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 7 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 8 See Removing the Optical Drive Module on page 64 9 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Remov...

Page 89: ...ee Removing the VGA Board Discrete Model only on page 75 15 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 16 Disconnect the touchpad cable from the TPAD1 connector on the main board 17 Disconnect the fingerprint cable from the FPCN1 connector on the main board ...

Page 90: ...80 Chapter 3 18 Disconnect the launch board cable from the SWITCHCN1 connector on the main board ...

Page 91: ... from the INTSPK1 connector on the main board 20 Remove the fourteen screws 14 x C from the bottom panel 21 Turn the unit over and gently remove the upper case from the lower case Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 14 M2 5 x L5 14 Black 2 5 kgf cm ...

Page 92: ...emoving the Optical Drive Module on page 64 9 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 12 See Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module on page 73 13 See Removing the CPU on page 74 14 See Removing the VGA Board Discrete Model only on page 75 15 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 16 See Separating the Upp...

Page 93: ...moving the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 7 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 8 See Removing the Optical Drive Module on page 64 9 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 12 See Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module on page 73 13 See Removing the CPU on page 74 14 See Removing the VGA Boa...

Page 94: ...58 4 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 5 See Removing the DIMM on page 60 6 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 7 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 8 See Removing the Optical Drive Module on page 64 9 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 12 See Removing the CPU and VGA H...

Page 95: ...te Model only on page 75 15 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 16 See Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case on page 78 17 Disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad board 18 Disconnect the fingerprint cable from the fingerprint board ...

Page 96: ...ter 3 19 Remove the three screws 2 x F 1 x A securing the bracket to the upper case 20 Remove the touchpad bracket Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 2 M2 x L3 2 Silver 1 6 kgf cm 3 M2 x L3 2 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 97: ...ully pry loose and remove the touch pad board WARNING The touchpad board is glued to the upper case only remove the touchpad board if it is defective Removing the Modem Board 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the SD dummy card on page 57 ...

Page 98: ...dle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 12 See Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module on page 73 13 See Removing the CPU on page 74 14 See Removing the VGA Board Discrete Model only on page 75 15 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 16 See Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case on page 78 17 Remove the two screws B ...

Page 99: ...he WLAN Board Modules on page 61 7 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 8 See Removing the Optical Drive Module on page 64 9 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 12 See Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module on page 73 13 See Removing the CPU on page 74 14 See Removing the VGA Board Discr...

Page 100: ...e 58 4 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 5 See Removing the DIMM on page 60 6 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 7 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 8 See Removing the Optical Drive Module on page 64 9 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 10 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 11 See Removing the Heatsink Fan Module on page 72 12 See Removing the CPU and VGA...

Page 101: ...dule on page 76 16 See Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case on page 78 17 See Removing the Modem Board on page 87 18 See Removing the USB Board Module on page 89 19 Disconnect the Bluetooth cable from BLUE1 on the main board 20 Disconnect the DC cable from the DC1 connector on the main board ...

Page 102: ...92 Chapter 3 21 Remove the three screws B securing the main board in place 22 Carefully remove the main board Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 3 M2 x L4 3 Silver 1 6 kgf cm ...

Page 103: ...w List Item Screw Color Part No B M2 x L4 Silver 86 9A552 4R0 C M2 5 x L5 Black 86 00E33 736 G M2 5 x L5 Black 86 00F87 735 LCD MODULE LCD BEZEL Cx4 LCD ASSEMBLY LEFT LCD BRACKET Bx2 RIGHT LCD BRACKET Bx2 LCD FPC CABLE LCD BACK PANEL ANTENNAS LCD MODULE DISASSEMBLY Gx6 B2 VGA CAMERA ...

Page 104: ... 4 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 5 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 6 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 7 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 8 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 9 Remove the four screw covers from the LCD bezel 10 Remove the four screws C on the LCD module as shown Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 4 M2 5 x L6 4 Black 3 0 kgf cm ...

Page 105: ...Chapter 3 95 11 Carefully pry open the LCD bezel and place the bezel on top of the LCD panel 12 Disconnect the microphone cable and remove the bezel from the LCD panel ...

Page 106: ...over on page 59 5 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 6 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 7 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 8 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 9 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 94 10 Disconnect the cable from the web camera 11 Remove the eight screws 6 x G 2 x B securing the LCD module Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 6 M2 5 x L6 6 Black 2 5 kgf cm ...

Page 107: ... and ExpressCard dummy cards on page 58 4 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 5 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 6 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 7 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 8 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 9 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 94 10 See Removing the LCD module with the Brackets on page 96 11 Disconnect the cables from the inverter boa...

Page 108: ...98 Chapter 3 12 Detach any adhesive tapes and any cable that is glued to the LCD panel ...

Page 109: ...ing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 4 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 5 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 6 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 7 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 94 8 See Removing the LCD module with the Brackets on page 96 9 See Removing the FPC Cable on page 97 ...

Page 110: ...ver on page 59 3 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 4 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 5 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 6 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 7 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 94 8 See Removing the LCD module with the Brackets on page 96 9 Release the antenna cables from the aluminium tapes Step Size Quantity Color Torque 1 4 M2 x L4 4 Silver 1 6 kgf...

Page 111: ... Web Camera 1 See Removing the Battery Pack on page 56 2 See Removing the Lower Cover on page 59 3 See Removing the WLAN Board Modules on page 61 4 See Removing the Keyboard on page 71 5 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 6 See Removing the LCD Module on page 76 7 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 94 8 See Removing the LCD module with the Brackets on page 96 ...

Page 112: ...102 Chapter 3 9 Remove the Web camera from the back cover ...

Page 113: ...ch 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 105 POST does not complete No beep or error codes are indicated Power On Self Test POST Error Message on page 108 Undetermined Problems on page 122 POST detects an error and displayed messages on screen Error Message List on page 109 Other symptoms i e LCD display problem...

Page 114: ... to it The 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 ...

Page 115: ...structions 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 ...

Page 116: ...e following K Replace the System board K If the problem is not corrected see Undetermined Problems on page 122 K 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 do...

Page 117: ... 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 Check If the to...

Page 118: ...ext possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer If the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 122 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 119: ...Fixed Disk Reconnect hard disk drive connector Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 104 Keyboard error see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 104 Keyboard Controller Failed see Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 104 Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock external keyboar...

Page 120: ...the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS 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 S...

Page 121: ... source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 105 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 blinki...

Page 122: ...tialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory 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 ...

Page 123: ...isplay service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB 60h Test extended memory 62h Test extended memory address lines 64h Jump to User Patch1 66h Configure advanced cache registers 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode SMM area 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Bh Load ...

Page 124: ...Jump to UserPatch2 93h Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards 95h Install CD ROM for boot 96h Clear huge ES segment register 97h Fixup Multi Processor table 98h 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure 99h Check for SMART drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Dete...

Page 125: ... Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional D2h Unknown interrupt Code Beeps E0h Initialize the chipset E1h Initialize the bridge E2h Initialize the CPU E3h Initialize the system timer E4h Initialize system I O E5h Check force recovery boot E6h Checksum BIOS ROM E7h Go to BIOS E8h Set Huge Segment E9h Initialize Multi Processor EAh Initialize OEM special code EBh Initialize PIC and DMA EC...

Page 126: ...116 Chapter 4 F5h Boot to Mini DOS F6h Clear Huge Segment F7h Boot to Full DOS Code Beeps ...

Page 127: ...er ID LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines 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 ...

Page 128: ... system DIMM System board Speaker Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence In Windows multimedia programs no sound comes from the computer Audio driver Speaker System board Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound Speaker System board Power Management Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence The system will not enter hibernation See Save to Disk S4 on page 35 Keyboard if con...

Page 129: ...d devices Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then reboot system Reconnect hard disk CD ROM diskette drives External display does not work correctly Press Fn F5 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...

Page 130: ...ned Problems on page 122 Touchpad does not work Reconnect touchpad cable Touchpad board System board Modem Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence Internal modem does not work correctly Modem phone port modem combo board System board Keyboard Touchpad Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence ...

Page 131: ...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 132: ...operating correctly See Power System Check on page 105 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 K Non Acer devices K Printer mouse and other external devices K Battery pack K Hard disk drive K DIMM K CD ROM Diskette drive Module K PC Cards 4 Power on the computer 5 Determine if the proble...

Page 133: ...Chapter 5 123 Top and Bottom View Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5 ...

Page 134: ...124 Chapter 5 ...

Page 135: ...IOS Setup menu However once it is necessary to bypass the password check users need to short the HW Gap to clear the password by the following steps Power Off a system and remove HDD AC and Battery from the machine Open the back cover of the machine and find out the HW Gap on M B as picture Use an electric conductivity tool to short the two points of the HW Gap Plug in AC keep the short condition ...

Page 136: ...Recovery by Crisis Disk Before doing this one Crisis Disk should be prepared ready in hand The Crisis Disk could be made by executing the Crisis Disk program in another system with Windows XP OS Follow the steps below 1 Power Off system 2 Insert the Crisis Disk to a USB floppy drive which is attached to the BIOS flash failed machine 3 In the power off state press Fn Esc and hold them and then pres...

Page 137: ...ge is 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...

Page 138: ...128 Chapter 6 TravelMate 5530 5230 Series Exploded Diagram ...

Page 139: ... SANYO AS 2007B LI ION 3S2P SANYO 6 CELL 4400MAH BT 00603 042 SONY AS 2007B LI ION 3S2P SONY 6 CELL 4400MAH BT 00604 025 PANASONIC AS 2007B LI ION 3S2P PANASONIC 6 CELL 4400MAH BT 00605 021 SIMPLO AS 2007B LI ION 3S2P PANASONIC 6 CELL 4400MAH BT 00607 016 SIMPLO AS 2007B LI ION 4S2P PANASONIC 8 CELL 4800MAH BT 00807 015 Boards EIGER AUDIO BD 07629 2M D 55 AR501 001 EIGER PD E KEY BD D 55 AR501 006...

Page 140: ...LE 16A 250V 3PIN EUR UK 27 01518 731 POWER CORD 3A 250V 3PIN UK 27 01518 541 POWER CORD 5A 250V 3PIN UK BK 27 03118 001 POWER CORD 10A 3PIN BK DENMARK 27 01518 561 POWER CORD 10A 250V 3PIN DENMARK BK 27 01518 671 POWER CORD 10A 250V 3PIN BK SOUTH AFRICA 27 01518 571 POWER CORD 16A 250V SOUTH AFRICA BK 27 01518 681 POWER CORD 10A 250V SWISS 27 01518 581 POWER CORD 10A 250V 3PIN SWISS BK 27 01518 69...

Page 141: ...01 VGA BOARD BARCKET FOR NVIDIA 33 TPE01 001 UPPER CASE W SPEAKER E KEY CABLE POWER CABLE FINGERPRINT HOLE 60 AQ301 002 OPTICAL BRACKET 33 AR501 002 BD COMBO BEZEL 42 AR501 005 SUPER MULIT BEZEL 42 AGV01 005 HDD BRACKET 33 AR501 003 LCD COVER 15 4 W BACKLIGHT MODULE ANTENNA 60 AR501 005 LCD BEZEL 15 4 W MICROPHONE 60 AR501 004 LCD BRACKET W HINGE LEFT 33 AR501 004 LCD BRACKET W HINGE RIGHT 33 AR50...

Page 142: ... 12 7MM TRAY DL 8X DVR TD08RS LF W O BEZEL SATA KU 00805 044 ODD PANASONIC SUPER MULTI DRIVE 12 7MM TRAY DL 8X UJ 870A LF W O BEZEL SATA KU 00807 059 ODD HLDS SUPER MULTI DRIVE 12 7MM TRAY DL 8X GSA T50N LF W O BEZEL SATA KU 0080D 029 ODD HLDS SUPER MULTI DRIVE 12 7MM TRAY DL 8X GSA T50N LF W O BEZEL SATA MALAYSIA KU 0080D 034 ODD SONY SUPER MULTI DRIVE 12 7MM TRAY DL 8X AD 7560S LF W O BEZEL SATA...

Page 143: ...M SATA WD WD3200BEVT 22ZCT0 ML125 KH 32008 013 Keyboard KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E88KS US INTERNATIONAL ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 442 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E88KS US INTERNATIONAL HEBREW ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 443 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E89KS UK ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 444 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E89KS TURKISH ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 445 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E88KS THAILAND ASPIRE BLACK K...

Page 144: ...BOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E88KS TRADITIONAL CHINESE ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 470 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E89KS CANADIAN FRENCH ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 471 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E89KS BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 472 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E89KS BELGIUM ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 473 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E88KS ARABIC ENGLISH ASPIRE BLACK KB INT00 474 KEYBOARD 14_15KB FV3 BLACK E...

Page 145: ...01 SODIMM 2GB DDRII667 HYNIX HYMP125S64CP8 Y5 LF KN 2GB0G 004 SODIMM 2GB DDRII667 SAMSUNG M470T5663QZ3 CE6 LF KN 2GB0B 003 SODIMM 2GB DDRII667 MICRON MT16HTF25664HY 667E1 LF KN 2GB04 001 SODIMM 512MB DDRII667 HYNIX HYMP164S64CP6 Y5 LF KN 5120G 024 SODIMM 512MB DDRII667 NANYA NT512T64UH8B0FN 3C LF KN 51203 032 SODIMM 512MB DDRII667 SAMSUNG M470T6464QZ3 CE6 LF KN 5120B 026 MISCELLANEOUS NAME PLATE A...

Page 146: ...N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1ANW XMi AAP Philippines LX AV 30C 0 04 AS5051AN WXMi LINPUSPH 1 UMAC 1 512 80 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1ANW XMi AAP Singapore LX AV 30C 0 01 AS5051AN WXMi LINPUSSG 1 UMAC 1 512 80 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NSM8 X...

Page 147: ...1AWX Mi PA ACLA Spanish LX AV 305 01 0 AS5051AW XMi XPHES1 UMAC 1 512 120 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi PA USA Canada LX AV 305 00 9 AS5051AW XMi XPHFR1 UMAC 1 512 120 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi AAP Indonesia LX AV 305 00 7 AS5051AW XMi ...

Page 148: ...AC 2 512 120 BT 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 N AS505 2WXM i TWN GCTWN S2 AV 305 00 2 AS5052WX Mi XPHTC1 UMAC 2 512 100 BT 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATTL5 0 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 N AS505 5WXM i TWN GCTWN S2 AV 305 00 3 AS5055WX Mi XPHTC1 UMAC 2 1G 160 BT...

Page 149: ...WX Mi AAP Singapore LX AV 30J 01 2 AS5051AW XMi MCESG1 UMAC 1 1G 120 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO1G BII6 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi AAP India LX AV 30J 01 3 AS5051AW XMi MCEIL1 UMAC 1 1G 120 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO1G BII6 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi AAP Indonesia LX AV 30J 01 4 AS5051AW XMi MCEIN1 UMAC 1 ...

Page 150: ...ndia LX AV 30J 00 5 AS5052WX Mi MCEIL1 UMAC 1 1G 120 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATTL5 0 N14 1 WXGA G SO1G BII6 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 2WXM i AAP Indonesia LX AV 30J 00 6 AS5052WX Mi MCEIN1 UMAC 1 1G 120 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATTL5 0 N14 1 WXGA G SO1G BII6 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 2WXM i AAP Singapore LX AV 30J 00 4 AS5052WX Mi MCESG1 UMAC 1 1G 120 6L 5R CB_...

Page 151: ... WXMi LINPUSVN 1 UMAC 1 512 60 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N60G B5 4K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG N N AS505 1ANW XMi AAP Thailand LX AV 30C 0 16 AS5051AN WXMi LINPUSTH 2 UMAC 1 512 80 BT 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 N AS505 1ANW XMi AAP Singapore LX AV 30C 0 08 AS5051AN WXMi LINPUSSG 1 UMAC 1 512 60 6...

Page 152: ...3 2 AS5051AW XMi MCEBE6 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Middle East LX AV 30J 04 3 AS5051AW XMi MCEAR1 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Middle East LX AV 30J 04 4 AS5051AW XMi MCEAR2 UMAC 2 512 1...

Page 153: ...02 8 AS5051AW XMi MCEDEB UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Holland LX AV 30J 03 3 AS5051AW XMi MCENL6 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Norway LX AV 30J 03 4 AS5051AW XMi MCENO5 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R...

Page 154: ...LX AV 30J 04 5 AS5051AW XMi MCESW8 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 30J 04 6 AS5051AW XMi MCEUK5 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 30J 04 7 AS5051AW XMi MCEWUK1 1W UMAC 2 512 100 ...

Page 155: ...X AV 305 02 3 AS5051AW XMi XPHDE7 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Greece LX AV 305 03 3 AS5051AW XMi XPHEL1 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Israel LX AV 305 03 4 AS5051AW XMi XPHIS1 UMAC 2 512 1...

Page 156: ...03 0 AS5051AW XMi XPHSLO2 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Eastern Europe LX AV 305 02 9 AS5051AW XMi XPHPL6 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Portugal LX AV 305 03 2 AS5051AW XMi XPHPT1 UMAC 2 512...

Page 157: ...AS5051AW XMi XPHWFRB 1W UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Italy LX AV 305 03 7 AS5051AW XMi XPHWIT21 W UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 SO512 MBII6 N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 305 04 0 AS5051AW XMi XPHUK1 UMAC 2 512 100 6L 5R_bg...

Page 158: ...A2 UMAC 1 512 80 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NCB2 4X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1ANW XCi AAP Malaysia LX AV 30C 0 18 AS5051AN WXCi LINPUSMA 2 UMAC 1 512 80 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NCB2 4X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Sweden Finland LX AV 30J 04 9 AS5051AW XMi MCESV5 UMAC 1 512 100 BT 6L 5R CB_bg_VP _0 3C_AN ...

Page 159: ...J 05 3 AS5051AW XMi MCESI1 UMAC 1 512 100 BT 6L 5R_bg_VP _0 3C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 N N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 BT VoIP PCMC IA AS505 2NWX Mi AAP Thailand LX AV 30C 0 19 AS5052N WXMi LINPUSTH 2 UMAC 1 512 120 BT 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATTL5 0 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 N AS505 3WXM i AAP Thailand LX AV 30J 05 6 AS...

Page 160: ...512 100 BT 6L 5R_bg_VP _0 3C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 N N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 BT VoIP PCMC IA AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Russia LX AV 305 04 5 AS5051AW XMi XPHRU1 UMAC 1 512 100 BT 6L 5R_bg_VP _0 3C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 N N100 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 BT VoIP PCMC IA AS505 2WXM i TWN GCTWN LX AV 30J 05 8 AS5052WX Mi MCETC9 UMAC 1 512 12...

Page 161: ... AS5051AW XMi MCEDEB UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Middle East LX AV 30J 07 0 AS5051AW XMi MCEAR1 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Middle East LX AV 30J 08 4 AS5051AW XMi MCEAR2 UMAC 2 512 120 ...

Page 162: ...7 3 AS5051AW XMi MCENO5 UMAC 1 512 80 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII6 N N80G B5 4K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Norway LX AV 30J 07 5 AS5051AW XMi MCENO5 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Russia LX AV 30J 08 0 AS5051AW XMi MCERU9 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN AT...

Page 163: ... 07 2 AS5051AW XMi MCETR5 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Italy LX AV 30J 07 6 AS5051AW XMi MCEWIT11 W UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 30J 08 8 AS5051AW XMi MCEUK6 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_...

Page 164: ...305 05 2 AS5051AW XMi XPHCS2 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 30J 08 3 AS5051AW XMi MCEWUK1 1W UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 30J 08 2 AS5051AW XMi MCEWUK2 1W UMAC 2 512 120 6L...

Page 165: ...05 05 3 AS5051AW XMi XPHPL6 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Holland LX AV 305 06 7 AS5051AW XMi XPHNL1 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi AAP Malaysia LX AV 305 06 6 AS5051AW XMi XPHMA2 UMAC 1 512 80 6L...

Page 166: ...tzerland LX AV 305 06 4 AS5051AW XMi XPHSW5 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA UK LX AV 305 06 5 AS5051AW XMi XPHUK1 UMAC 2 512 120 6L 5R_bg_0 3 C_AN ATMK 36 N14 1 WXGA SO512 MBII5 SO512 MBII5 N120 GB5 4 K NSM8 X ABT_ BRM4 318BG N N AS505 1AWX Mi EMEA Turkey LX AV 305 07 0 AS5051AW XMi XPHTR1 UMAC 2...

Page 167: ...5052N WXMi LINPUSIL1 UMAC 1 512 80 BT 6L 5R CB_bg_0 3 C_AN ATTL5 0 N14 1 WXGA G SO512 MBII5 N N80G B5 4K NSM8 X ABT_ ATH54 13BG FOX_ BRM_ 2 0 N Model RO Country Acer Part no Descriptio n CPU LCD DIMM 1 DIMM 2 HDD 1 GB ODD Wirele ss LAN Blueto oth VOIP Phone ...

Page 168: ...Appendix A 158 ...

Page 169: ...XP Home Windows XP Pro environment Refer to the following lists for components adapter cards and peripherals which have passed these tests Regarding configuration combination and test procedures please refer to the TravelMate 5530 5230 series Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department Test Compatible Components Appendix B ...

Page 170: ...aker EAB MPC57USB USB Storage Drive Iomega USB Zip 250MB Transcend 80G HDD Plextor DVD R RW LG DVD R RW Sony DVD R RW USB Camera Intel Easy PC Camera A20953 001 Orange Micro USB 2 0 Web Cam USB HUB and Others A TEN UH 204 IOGEAR 4 Port Hub Corega CG WLUSBST11 USB Printer Scanner HP 450WBT Deskjet Printer USB Flash Drive Sony Memory Key 128MB Sony Micro Vault Pro USD 5G IBM 128MB Memory Key IBM 512...

Page 171: ...RS card Sony Ericsson GC89 GPRS card ExpressCard Test Express Card Abcom 5 in 1 Adapter ExpressCard Reader Abcom GigaLan ExpressCard Sunix ECF2400 2 Ports 1394A ExpressCard Memory Card Test SD MS MMC SM CF Microdrive XD SD Card Apacer 128 256MB SanDisk 256MB Apacer 2GB 150x Hi Speed KINGMAX 1GB 66x Hi Speed SanDisk 1GB RiDATA 4GB SD PRO Memory Card MS Card Sony 512 MS PRO Lexar 512MB MS PRO Lexar ...

Page 172: ...162 Appendix B ...

Page 173: ...sktop and Server models including K Service guides for all models K User s manuals K Training materials K Bios updates K Software utilities K Spare parts lists K 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 K Detailed information on Acer s Internationa...

Page 174: ...164 Appendix C ...

Page 175: ...dex 108 Euro 17 External CD ROM Drive Check 104 External Module Disassembly Flowchart 55 F Features 1 Fingerprint Board 84 Flash Utility 48 fpc cable 97 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 127 H Hard disk 31 Hard Disk Drive Module 63 HDD 31 Hibernation mode hotkey 16 Hot Keys 14 I Indicators 11 Intermittent Problems 121 J Jumper and Connector Locations 123 Top View 123 K Keyboard 33 71 Keyboard or Aux...

Page 176: ...ystem Check 105 Battery Pack 107 Power Adapter 106 Processor 29 S Screw List 54 speakers hotkey 16 System Block Diagram 3 System Check Procedures 104 System Memory 29 System Utilities 37 T Test Compatible Components 159 Top 123 touchpad hotkey 16 using 12 Touchpad Check 107 Troubleshooting 103 U Undetermined Problems 122 utility BIOS 37 48 V view left 7 rear 9 right 7 W Windows 2000 Environment Te...

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