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Aspire one Series
Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire one Series service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2008 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no rep
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives 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. IV
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Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES
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Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Your Acer Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Removing the Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 115 Aspire one Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Aspire one F
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature: Operating System • Microsoft Windows® XP™ / Linux Platform • Diamondville Atrom series standard voltage 533FSB processors • Intel 945GSE + ICH7M Chipset System Memory NOTE: It is not possible for end users to upgrade the Aspire one memory. • One DDRII SO-DIMM slots support 512MB to 1024MB system memory • 512MB on board memory • 1MB Flash BIOS Display and graphics • 8.9” Wide Screen LCD (1024x600) •
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• 3G module through USB Privacy control • BIOS user, supervisor, and power on passwords • Kensington lock slot Power subsystem • 2-cell 2200mAh • 6-cell 5200mAh • 30W 19V 3-pin AC adapter Special keys and controls • New Acer Aspire one keyboard support • Power button and Wireless LAN/3G switch I/O interface • 2 * Express card slot • 1 * VGA port, 15 pins • 1 * Microphone-in/Line-in • 1 * Line-out / Headphone out • 3 * External USB 2.0 • 1 * DC in jack • 1 * RJ-45 jack for LAN • 1 * Internal
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System Block Diagram Chapter 1 3
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Your Acer Notebook tour After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new computer. Front View No. Icon Item Description 1 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. 2 Acer Crystal Eye Web camera for video communication (only for Webcam certain models). 3 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 4 Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication communication. indicator 5 Click buttons (left The left and right buttons function like the left and a
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Closed Front View No. Icon Item Description 1 Wireless Enables/disables the wireless function. communication switch Left View No. Icon Item Description 1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter 2 External display Connects to a display device (VGA) port (e.g. external monitor, LCD projector). 3 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after and cooling fan prolonged use. Note: Do not cover or obstruct the fan opening. 4 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based port n
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Right View No. Icon Item Description 1 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones. 2 Headphones/ Connects to line-out audio devices speaker/line-out (e.g. speakers, headphones). jack 3 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse). 4 Multi-in-1 card Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard reader (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD). Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time. 5 Kensin
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Bottom View No. Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. Battery release Releases the battery for removal. latch 3 Ventilation slots • Vents enable the computer to stay cool, even (right) and Speaker after prolonged use. grill (bottom) Note: Do not cover or obstruct the cooling vents. • Speaker grills allow audio to pass through the casing unhindered. Indicators The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators.
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TouchPad Basics The following items show you how to use the TouchPad: • Move your finger across the TouchPad (2) to move the cursor. • Press the left (1) and right (3) buttons located beneath the TouchPad to perform selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the TouchPad is the same as clicking the left button. Function Left Button (1) Right Button (3) Main TouchPad (2) Execute Quickly click twice. Tap twice (at the sam
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Using the Keyboard Your Aspire one has a close-to-full-sized keyboard and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, function and special keys. Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. Num Lock When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys + function as a calculator (complete with the ari
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Hot Keys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon Function Description + Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. + Screen blank Turns the display s
