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Aspire 5710/5710G/5310/5310G Series
Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5710/5710G/5310/5310G Series service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2007 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 r
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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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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Operating system • Windows Vista™ Home Premium • Windows Vista™ Home Basic Platform • Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, featuring: • Intel Core™2 Duo processor T7200/T7400/T7600 (4 MB L2 cache, 2/2.16/2.33 GHz, 667 MHz FSB); or T5500/T5600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66GHz/1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB), supporting Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) (AS5710) • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFI
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• Optical drive options: • HD-DVD drive (for selected models) • DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (for selected models) ® • 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), TM TM Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) Audio • Dolby-certified surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers (2W) • Dolby Home Theater audio enhancement featuring Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby PRO LOGIC II, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Dolby
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• 2-hour rapid charge system-off • 3-hour charge-in-use I/O Ports • ExpressCard™/54 slot • 5-in-1 card reader (SD™/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • Four USB 2.0 ports • External display (VGA) port • S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port • Headphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support • Microphone-in jack • Headphones port with S/PDIF support • Microphone-in jack • Line-in jack • Ethernet (RJ-45) port • Modem (RJ-11) port • DC-in jack for AC adapter Options and accessories • Acer Xpress VoIP phone featuring A
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• Operating: 20%~80% • Non-operating: 20%~80% System compliance • Wi-Fi • ACPI • Mobile PC 2002 • DMI 2.0 NOTE: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased. 4 Chapter 1
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System Block Diagram Chapter 1 5
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Board Layout Top View 11 2233 44 88 99 77 55 66 10 10 10 13 13 13 14 1144 12 112 2 1 JP1 LCD Connector 8 JP2 Mainboard to Button Board Connector 2 JP3 Speaker (Left) Connector 9 JP36 Mainboard to LED Board Connector 3 JP34 Speaker (Right) Connector 10 JP9 PCI Express Card Socket 4 JP4 Internal MIC Connector 11 LED1 Power/Suspend LED 5 U5 South Bridge (ICH7M) 12 LED2 Battery Charge/Discharge LED 6 JP6 Internal Track-Pad Connector 13 JP11 Mainboard to USB Board Connector 7 JP5 Internal Keyboard
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Bottom View 11 33 22 88 77 66 99 55 44 10 1100 13 113 3 12 112 2 14 114 4 15 115 5 118 18 8 17 17 17 16 116 6 119 19 9 20 220 0 221 21 1 1 PJP1 DC-in Power Jack 12 JP27 SATA HDD Connector 2 PJP2 Battery Connector 13 U23 North Bridge (945GM/PM / 943GML) 3 JP14 CRT Connector 14 U29 Volume Control 4 JP25 ODD Connector 15 JP28 DDRII Memory Socket 5 JP19‘ Mini Card (TV-Tuner) Socket 16 JP29 DDRII Memory Socket 6 JP17 MDC Connector 17 U33 Audio Codec Controller 7 JP22 CPU Socket 18 JP30 5-in-1 Card Re
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Your Acer Notebook Tour After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new Aspire computer. Front View # Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye Web camera for video communication (for selected models). 2 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 3 Acer Arcade Launches the Acer Arcade application. 4 Wireless communication Enables/disables the wireless function. button/indicator Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication. 5 ® ® Bluetooth Enables/disables the Bluet
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7 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 8 Click buttons (left, The left and right buttons function like the center, and right) left and right mouse buttons. # Item Description 9 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. # Item Description 10 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 11 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status of the computer’s functions and com
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# Icon Item Description 1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. 2 External display (VGA) Connects to a display device (e.g., external port monitor, LCD projector). # Icon Item Description 3 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000- based network (for selected models). 4 2 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 S-video/TV-out (NTSC/ Connects to a television or display device PAL) port with S-video input.
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2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs (slot-load or tray-load depending on model). 3 Optical disk access Lights up when the optical drive is active. indicator 4 Optical drive eject Ejects the optical disk from the drive. button 5 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off. 6 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line. Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer
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3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured with screws) 5 Ventilation slots and Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. cooling fan Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan. Indicators The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed up. Icon Function Description Power Lights up when the computer is on. Battery Lights u
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Easy-Launch Buttons To the top of the keyboard there are four easy-launch buttons: Web browser, mail, arcade buttons and an Empowering Key “ . Press “ “ to run the Acer Empowering Technology. The mail and Web browser buttons are pre-set to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser and mail buttons, run the Launch Manager. Launch Button Default application Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable) Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable) Mail E
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Function Left Button (1) Right Button (4) Main touchpad (2) Center button (3) Execute Click twice quickly Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking the mouse button) Select Click once Tap once Drag Click and hold, Tap twice (at the then use finger on same speed as the touchpad to double-clicking a drag the cursor. mouse button); rest your finger on the touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor. Access context Click once menu Scroll Click and hold to move up/down/left/ right
