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Aspire 4530/4230 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 4530/4230 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Your Acer Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Removing the Antenna Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Removing the LED Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Removing the Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Built-In Keyboard Failure
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature: Operating System • Windows® Vista™ Platform • AMD Better By Design program, featuring: • AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile processor* • AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile processor* • Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor* • NVIDIA® nForce® MCP77MH • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g System Memory • Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support • Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules Dis
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Communication • Acer Video Conference, featuring: • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* • Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone* • WLAN: Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g • WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR • LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready • Modem: 56K ITU V.92 Privacy Control • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution* • BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords • Kensington lock slot Dimensions • 339 (W) x 243 (D) x 29/39 (H) mm (13.35 x 9.57 x 1.14/1.54 inches) • 2.40 kg (5.29 lbs.) Power Subsystem • ACPI 3.0 •
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Environment • Temperature: • Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C • Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C • Humidity (non-condensing): • Operating: 20% to 80% • Non-operating: 20% to 80% NOTE: Items marked with * denote only selected models. Chapter 1 3
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System Block Diagram CPU CORE / VDDNB (ISL6265A) NB_CORE +1.1V DDRII-SODIMM1 DDRII 667/800 MHz Lion CPU THERMAL (RT8202) CPU Fan AMD Griffin Sabie SENSOR S1G2 Processor DDRII-SODIMM2 DDRII 667/800 MHz +1.1V_NB 638P (uPGA)/35W (RT8202) HT3 DDR II SMDDR_VTERM 1.8VSUS(TPS51116REGR) LINK PCI-E SYSTEM POWER LVDS LVDS (ISL6237) PCIE4 PCIE3 PCIE2 X1 X1 X1 Mini PCI-E Express LAN SYSTEM CHARGER Card Card BRODCOM RJ45 (ISL6251A) BCM8764M CRT CRT (Wireless LAN) (NEW CARD) NORTH BRIDGE & (10/100/Ga
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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. 3 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 4 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 5 Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology 6 Easy-launch Buttons for launching frequently used program. butto
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No. Icon Item Description 9 Click buttons The left and right buttons function like the left (left, center* and and right mouse buttons. *The center button right) serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function. 10 Touch Pad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 11 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 12 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. Closed Front View No. Icon Item De
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Left View No. Icon Item Description 1 External display Connects to a display device (VGA) port (e.g. external monitor, LCD projector). 2 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based port network. 3 Modem (RJ-11) Connects to a phone line. port 4 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse, USB camera). 5 Headphones/ Connects to audio line-out devices speaker/line-out (e.g. speakers, headphones). jack with S/PDIF support Microphone-in Accepts input from external mic
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Right View No. Icon Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 2 Optical disk access Lights up when the optical drive is active. indicator 3 Optical drive eject Ejects the optical disk from the drive. button 4 Emergency eject Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is hole turned off. Note: Insert a paper clip into the emergency eject hole to eject the optical drive tray when the computer is off. 5 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB m
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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. 3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws). 4 Memory Houses the computer's main memory. compartment 5 Battery release Releases the battery for removal. latch Chapter 1 9
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Indicators The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed. Icon Function Description Power Indicates the computer's power status. Battery Indicates the computer's battery status. 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. NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charge
