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Table of Contents

Memory check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Jumper and Connector Locations

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

TravelMate 8571/8531 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
TravelMate 8571/8531 FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Summary of Contents for TravelMate 8571

Page 1: ...TravelMate 8571 8531 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: ...2 Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 8571 8531 service guide Date Chapter Updates...

Page 3: ...ct 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...

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...

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 OR...

Page 6: ...6...

Page 7: ...anagement 20 Burn backup discs 21 Restore 21 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 23 BIOS Setup Utility 27 System Utilities 27 Invoking BIOS Setup 28 Information 28 Main 29 Security 31 Boot 34 E...

Page 8: ...Index of Error Messages 60 InsydeH2O BIOS Beep Codes 63 Index of Symptom to FRU Error Message 67 Intermittent Problems 71 Undetermined Problems 72 Top View 73 Jumper and Connector Locations 73 Bottom...

Page 9: ...or Intel Celeron mobile processor Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 Acer InviLink Nplify 802 11b g Draft N Acer InviLink 802 11b g System memory Dual Channel SDRAM suppor...

Page 10: ...et Wake on LAN ready Privacy control Enhanced Acer DASP Disk Anti Shock Protection Acer Bio Protection fingerprint solution BIOS user supervisor HDD passwords Kensington lock slot Dimensions and weigh...

Page 11: ...Temperature z operating 5 C to 35 C z Non operating 20 C to 65 C Humidity non condensing z operating 20 to 80 z Non operating 20 to 80 NOTE only for certain models NOTE The specifications listed above...

Page 12: ...MDS P 37 CRT LCD LVDS RGB PARADE PS8101T P 31 P 31 P 33 M92 S2 P 38 VRAM 512Mb ICH DDR3 FCBGA 631pin PCIE GFX PMU KBC 80Port KB RGB IntMic Stereo Audio GbE P 33 SODIMM0 SODIMM1 MCH Cantiga SFF FCBGA 5...

Page 13: ...connector location TOP view No Name Description 1 CN1 CCD cable CNTR 2 CN2 MMB cable CNTR 3 CN3 LVDS cable CNTR 4 CN4 Keyboard CNTR 5 CN5 Touch Pad FFC CNTR 6 CN6 SSD cable CNTR 7 CN7 Card reader CNT...

Page 14: ...m view No Name Description 11 CN9 Battery CNTR 12 CN10 PCI E socket 13 CN11 SIM card socket 14 CN12 PCI E socket 15 CN13 Power cable CNTR 16 CN14 LVDS cable CNTR 17 CN16 DIMM socket 18 CN17 DIMM socke...

Page 15: ...Web camera for video communication only for certain models 2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording 3 Display screen Also called Liquid Crystal Display LCD displays computer output Config...

Page 16: ...s indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active 11 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...

Page 17: ...1 Battery bay Houses the computer s battery pack No Icon Item Description 1 Ethernet RJ 45 port Connects to an Ethernet 10 100 1000 based network 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool...

Page 18: ...ct 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 4 DC in jack Connect...

Page 19: ...osition 3 Memory compartment Houses the computer s main memory 4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer s hard disk secured with screws 5 Ventilation slots and cooling fan Enable the computer to stay cool...

Page 20: ...way control function only for certain models to scroll up or down and move left or right a page This fingerprint reader or button mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applic...

Page 21: ...touchpad keep it and your fingers dry and clean The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement hence the lighter the touch the better the response Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad s respons...

Page 22: ...d are in uppercase Num Lock Fn 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 t...

Page 23: ...k 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 dialo...

Page 24: ...on Fn F3 Bluetooth Enables disables the Bluetooth function only for certain models Fn F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode Fn F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen e...

Page 25: ...FingerLaunch Acer ProfileLaunch can launch up to three applications websites with a single finger swipe Acer Bio Protection Fingerprint Solution also allows you to navigate through web browsers and d...

Page 26: ...the new settings and click OK to complete the process Acer GridVista is a handy utility that offers four pre defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on the same screen To access this...

Page 27: ...u will be taken through the three steps to setup scheduled back ups Click Continue to proceed to the following screen Click the button and follow the onscreen instructions 1 Select the content you wan...

Page 28: ...itch to power saving modes Press the Acer PowerSmart key again to return to your previous settings NOTE This feature is only available on certain models Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Manage...

Page 29: ...image when you want to burn a bootable disc that contains your computer s entire operating system as it was delivered to you from the factory If you wish to have a disc that will allow you to browse t...

Page 30: ...the recovery disc 9 Insert the second recovery disc when prompted then follow the onscreen prompts to complete the restore 10 Remove the recovery disc from the optical drive once the restore is compl...

Page 31: ...o 6 MB FSB 1 4 G TDP Thermal 10W Socket type BGA Item Specification North Bridge GS45 South Bridge Intel ICH9M SFF Item Specification Technology DDR3 1066MHz Base memory DDR3 667 800 1066 MHz Expansio...

Page 32: ...I F SATA IDE Controller SATA 150 MB s SSD Media size 80 GB Option SSD form factor 2 5 factor Item Specification Sound Codec AVAP Realtek ALC269 Internal Speakers 2 1 5 Watt Internal Microphone Array...

Page 33: ...Item Specification Power on off 1 mechanical Blue Orange Flash Launch key module Follow spec None Back up key 1 mechanicale Blue Power consumption key 1 mechanical Green Volume Control On KB Item Spe...

Page 34: ...racteristics Item Specification TPM 1 Finger print Optional PBA 1 Item Specification Not Noise as low as possible Number 1 Item Specification Dimensions 358 2X115 4X4 8mm Thickness maximum 23 3 27 9mm...

Page 35: ...ease 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 en...

Page 36: ...ing and exit Setup 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 37: ...lly detected by the system HDD1 Serial Number The field shows the serial number of devices installed on secondary master System BIOS version Displays system BIOS version VGA BIOS Version This field di...

Page 38: ...y in the system Video Memor Shows the Video 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 a...

Page 39: ...Chapter 2 31 Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use...

Page 40: ...rd parameter to Set 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 H...

Page 41: ...en you have changed the settings press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Changing a Password 1 Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the...

Page 42: ...ing If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match the screen will display the following message Boot This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the opera...

Page 43: ...e 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...

Page 44: ...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 I...

Page 45: ...ctive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Small Philips screw driver Philips screwdriver Plastic flat head screw driver Tweezers NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During...

Page 46: ...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 cable...

Page 47: ...the entire disassembly sequence and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing For example if you want to remove the system board you must first remove the keyboard then...

Page 48: ...ry Pack 1 Release the battery lock 2 Slide the battery latch then remove the battery NOTE Battery has been highlighted with the yellow circle as above image shows Please detach the battery and follow...

Page 49: ...Chapter 3 41 Removing the HDD and RAM 1 Remove two screws on the HDD cover and remove HDD Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 8T 2...

Page 50: ...on RAM cover and remove RAM 3 Remove RTC battery NOTE RTC battery has been highlighted with the yellow circle as above image shows Please detach the RTC battery and follow local regulations for dispos...

Page 51: ...Chapter 3 43 4 Remove the wireless card 5 Remove ODD...

Page 52: ...44 Chapter 3 6 Use the sleeve to remove the rubber and remove all of the screw on the back of BAP41 Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 8T 13 Red Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 5T 2 Yellow...

Page 53: ...Chapter 3 45 Remove Keyboard 1 Disconnect six latches on the keyboard 2 Remove the FFC behind the keyboard...

Page 54: ...46 Chapter 3 Remove FFC of main board and sub board 1 Remove screws and FFC on the upper case Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 8T 8...

Page 55: ...Chapter 3 47 2 Remove Power board...

Page 56: ...48 Chapter 3 3 Remove the FFC and screw on the Wireless board 4 Remove the FFC on the panel and remove Card reader board Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 8T 1...

Page 57: ...Chapter 3 49 5 Remove connector on the audio board and remove two screws on it 6 Remove the cable on the back of audio board 7 Remove the connector of Bluetooth Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 8T 1...

Page 58: ...50 Chapter 3 8 Remove the cable of LCD and Connector of Fan 9 Remove the mainboard...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 51 Remove Panel 1 Remove four screws on the button of panel and remove the panel 2 Type Number M2 5 4 5D 0 8T 1...

Page 60: ...apter 3 3 Remove four sponges on the LCD and remove four screws under them 4 Remove the bazel on the panel and remove four screws on it Type Number M2 4 4 5D 0 5T 4 Red Type Number M2 3 4 5D 0 8T 2 Ye...

Page 61: ...Chapter 3 53 5 Remove LCM cable on the back of panel...

Page 62: ...54 Chapter 3 Disassembling the External Module Disassembling the HDD Module 1 Remove HDD bezel and get HDD out of cover...

Page 63: ...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 57 POST does not complete No beep or error codes are indicated Power...

Page 64: ...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...

Page 65: ...the Power Adapter Unplug the power adapter cable from the computer and measure the output voltage at the plug of the power adapter cable See the following figure 1 If the voltage is not correct repla...

Page 66: ...ature 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 Chec...

Page 67: ...xt possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer If the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 72 The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on the screen a...

Page 68: ...code Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will shut down system not show message Error Messages FRU Action in Sequence Failure Fixed Disk Reconnect hard disk drive connector Load Default Sett...

Page 69: ...size found by POST differed from CMOS Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility DIMM System board Diskette drive A error Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Ut...

Page 70: ...ted tightly and correctly Reconnect the DIMM LED board System board No beep power on indicator turns on and LCD is blank Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 57 R...

Page 71: ...tialize 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 874...

Page 72: ...e 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 custom defaults optional 6Ch Di...

Page 73: ...ine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize Typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key str...

Page 74: ...5h 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 ECh Initialize Memory t...

Page 75: ...r displayed Reconnect the LCD connector LCD inverter 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 b...

Page 76: ...rs different from actual size Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then reboot system DIMM System board Symptom Error Action in Sequence In Windows multimedia programs no sound co...

Page 77: ...t match the installed 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...

Page 78: ...st and the problem remains see Undetermined Problems on page 72 Touchpad does not work Reconnect touchpad cable Touchpad board System board Symptom Error Action in Sequence Internal modem does not wor...

Page 79: ...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 th...

Page 80: ...perating correctly See Power System Check on page 57 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 dev...

Page 81: ...ew No Name Description 1 CN1 CCD cable CNTR 2 CN2 MMB cable CNTR 3 CN3 LVDS cable CNTR 4 CN4 Keyboard CNTR 5 CN5 Touch Pad FFC CNTR 6 CN6 SSD cable CNTR 7 CN7 Card reader CNTR 8 CN8 BT cable CNTR 9 CN...

Page 82: ...om view No Name Description 11 CN9 Battery CNTR 12 CN10 PCI E socket 13 CN11 SIM card socket 14 CN12 PCI E socket 15 CN13 Power cable CNTR 16 CN14 LVDS cable CNTR 17 CN16 DIMM socket 18 CN17 DIMM sock...

Page 83: ...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...

Page 84: ...424 ASSEMBLY BASE VGA 1 5 1510B0772601 ASSEMBLY KEYBOARD 1 6 1510B0776901 ASSEMBLY ODD 1 7 1510B0777101 ASSEMBLY MEMORY 2 8 1510B0777501 ASSEMBLY HDD 1 10 1700B0200001 ASSEMBLY PACKAGING UNIT KIT 1 11...

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Page 87: ...R HIPRO 65W 19V 1 7X5 5X11 YELLOW HP A0653R3B 1LF LV5 LF AP 0650A 013 Category Part Name and Description Acer Part No Battery SANYO AS 2009D Li Ion 3S2P SANYO 6 cell 4400mAh BT 00603 101 Battery SIMPL...

Page 88: ...ess LAN Atheros HB93 1x2 BGN HM NI 23600 046 BLUETOOTH BOARD Foxconn BRM 2046 BT2 1 T60H928 33 BH 21100 004 TOUCH PAD BOARD 55 TTX0N 001 ODD EJECTION SET 55 TTX0N 002 TOUCH PAD LOCK SET 55 TTX0N 003 A...

Page 89: ...N SOUTH AFRICA 27 AAMVN 008 POWER CORD 3PIN DENMARK 27 AAMVN 010 POWER CORD ISRAEL 27 AAMVN 011 POER CORD 3PIN ITALIAN 27 AAMVN 009 POWER CORD 3PIN UK 27 AAMVN 004 POWER CORD 3PIN SWISS 27 AAMVN 006 P...

Page 90: ...RD CABLE 50 TTX0N 007 DC IN BOARD FFC 50 TTX0N 008 TOUCH PAD BUTTON BOARD CABLE 12P 50 TTX0N 009 HDD TRANSFER BOARD CABLE 50 TTX0N 010 HOTKEY BOARD CABLE 50 TTX0N 011 TOUCH PAD BUTTON BOARD CABLE 20P...

Page 91: ...NDER_G 57 PCR0N 001 CCD MODULE 1 0M CHICONY 57 TTX0N 001 Category Part Name and Description Acer Part No TOUCH PAD BRACKET 60 TTX0N 001 HDD COVER 60 TTX0N 002 RAM COVER 60 TTX0N 003 3G COVER 60 TTX0N...

Page 92: ...5 LCD HINGE R 33 TTX0N 001 LCD HINGE L 33 TTX0N 002 Category Part Name and Description Acer Part No ODD TOSHIBA Super Multi DRIVE 9 5mm Tray DL 8X TS U633A LF W O bezel SATA KU 00801 031 ODD PANASONIC...

Page 93: ...015 HDD WD 2 5 5400RPM 250GB WD2500BEVT 22ZCT0 ML160 SATA LF F W 11 01A11 KH 25008 021 HDD 320GB 5400RPM SATA SEAGATE ST9320320AS LF F W 0303 KH 32001 008 HDD TOSHIBA 2 5 5400rpm 320GB MK3263GSX SATA...

Page 94: ...Keyboard ACER TM7T BAP51 Internal 17 Standard 106KS Black Italian Texture KB I170A 098 Keyboard ACER TM7T BAP51 Internal 17 Standard 109KS Black Japanese Texture KB I170A 099 Keyboard ACER TM7T BAP51...

Page 95: ...1 Intel GS45 SU3500 UMA LF CPU Intel Core2Solo SU3500 BGA 1 4G 3M 800 5 5W MB TTX0B 004 Mainboard TM8571 TM8531 Intel GS45 SU9400 UMA LF CPU Intel Core2Dual SU9400 BGA 1 4G 3M 800 10W MB TTX0B 002 Mai...

Page 96: ...C64BH8A1PS BE LF 64 16 0 07um KN 1GB03 031 Memory NANYA SO DIMM DDRIII 1066 2GB NT2GC64B8HA1NS BE LF 128 8 0 07um KN 2GB03 012 Memory ELPIDA SO DIMM DDRIII 1066 2GB EBJ21UE8BBS0 AE F LF 128 8 0 065um...

Page 97: ...ATE TM8531 40 TTX0N 002 Category Part Name and Description Acer Part No SCREW M2 5 4 86 TTX0N 001 SCREW M4 5 0 8 86 TTX0N 002 SCREW M2 3 PATCH 86 PCR0N 005 SCREW M2 5 3 5 86 TTX0N 003 SCREW M2 5 8 86...

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