Acer 8431 manual General Information, Before You Begin

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General Information

Before You 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 cables from the system.

3.Remove the battery pack.

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Contents TravelMate 8471/8431 Series Service Guide Revision History Copyright Conventions Preface Page Table of Contents Jumper and Connector Locations Features ChapterPower subsystem Environment DiagramBlockSystem CRTBoard Layout Top ViewBottom View Your Acer Notebook tour HDD Closed Front View Rear viewLeft View Right ViewBase view Touchpad Basics with fingerprint reader Touchpad basics with two-click buttons Using the Keyboard Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypadWindows Keys Hot Keys Using the system utilities Acer Bio-Protection only for certain modelsAcer GridVista dual-display compatible Acer Backup Manager Power management Acer eRecovery ManagementRestore Burn backup discsRestore Windows Vista from backup discs Hardware Specifications and Configurations Audio Interface Bluetooth InterfaceHard Disk Drive Interface LCD panelButton Power ManagementKeyboard SoftwareSecurity Features LED Status IndicatorPhysical Characteristics Bios Setup Utility System UtilitiesInvoking Bios Setup InformationMain Post Security Setting a Password Removing a Password Boot Exit Bios Flash Utility Machine Disassembly and Replacement General Information Before You BeginMain unit disassembly flow chart Disassembly Procedure FlowchardLCM module disassembly flow chart Removing the Battery Pack Removing the HDD and RAM Remove the screw on RAM cover and remove RAM Remove the wireless card Remove ODD Chapter Remove Keyboard Remove FFC of main board and sub board Remove the FFC and screw on the Wireless board M2*54.5D*0.8T Remove Panel M2*44.5D*0.5T Disassembling the External Module Disassembling the HDD ModuleTroubleshooting External CD-ROM Drive Check System Check ProceduresExternal Diskette Drive Check Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device CheckPower System Check Memory checkTouchpad Check Power-On Self-Test Post Error Message Error Code List Index of Error MessagesError Message List Cmos CRT InsydeH2O Bios Beep Codes Post device initialization 8Ah Initialize Extended Bios Data Area PnPnd dual Cmos optional Indicator-Related Symptoms Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error MessageLCD-Related Symptoms Power-Related SymptomsSpeaker-Related Symptoms PCMCIA-Related SymptomsMemory-Related Symptoms Power Management-Related SymptomsSymptom / Error Action in Sequence Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Peripheral-Related SymptomsModem-Related Symptoms Intermittent Problems Undetermined Problems Jumper and Connector Locations Top ViewBottom View FRU Field Replaceable Unit List TravelMate 8471/8431 Exploded Diagram Chapter Chapter TravelMate 8471/8431 FRU List AccessoryBattery AdapterLAN Intel Wlan 512AGHMWG Cable Camera CASE/COVER/BRACKET Assembly DVD RW Drive HDD/SSD Keyboard LCD Microphone Speaker Chapter