Acer 8531, 8571 manual Copyright

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Copyright

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Contents TravelMate 8571/8531 Series Service Guide Revision History Copyright Conventions Preface Page Table of Contents Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter FeaturesPower subsystem Environment CRT DiagramBlockSystemTop View Board LayoutBottom View Your Acer Notebook tour HDD Closed Front ViewLeft View Rear viewRight View Base view Touchpad Basics with fingerprint reader Touchpad basics with two-click buttons Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad Using the KeyboardWindows Keys Hot Keys Acer Bio-Protection only for certain models Using the system utilitiesAcer GridVista dual-display compatible Acer Backup Manager Acer eRecovery Management Power managementBurn backup discs RestoreRestore Windows Vista from backup discs Hardware Specifications and Configurations LCD panel Bluetooth InterfaceHard Disk Drive Interface Audio InterfaceButton Power ManagementLED Status Indicator KeyboardPhysical Characteristics Security FeaturesSystem Utilities Bios Setup UtilityInformation Invoking Bios SetupMain Post Security Setting a Password Removing a Password Boot Exit Bios Flash Utility Machine Disassembly and Replacement Before You Begin General InformationDisassembly Procedure Flowchard 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 M2*54.5D*0.8T 13Red Remove Keyboard Remove FFC of main board and sub board Remove Power board Chapter Remove the FFC and screw on the Wireless board Remove the connector of Bluetooth Chapter Chapter Remove Panel M2*44.5D*0.5T Red Remove LCM cable on the back of panel Chapter Disassembling the HDD Module Disassembling the External ModuleTroubleshooting Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check System Check ProceduresExternal Diskette Drive Check External CD-ROM Drive CheckMemory check Power System CheckTouchpad Check Power-On Self-Test Post Error Message Index of Error Messages Error Code ListError Message List Cmos CRT InsydeH2O Bios Beep Codes Post device initialization 8Ah Initialize Extended Bios Data Area PnPnd dual Cmos optional Power-Related Symptoms Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error MessageLCD-Related Symptoms Indicator-Related SymptomsPower Management-Related Symptoms PCMCIA-Related SymptomsMemory-Related Symptoms Speaker-Related SymptomsKeyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Peripheral-Related SymptomsModem-Related Symptoms Intermittent Problems Undetermined Problems Top View Jumper and Connector LocationsBottom View FRU Field Replaceable Unit List ASSEMBLY,PACKAGING,UNIT KIT TravelMate 8571/8531 Exploded DiagramChapter Chapter Adapter AccessoryBattery TravelMate 8571/8531 FRU ListLAN Intel Wlan 512AGHMWG Cable Audio Board Cable Camera CASE/COVER/BRACKET AssemblyDVD RW Drive HDD/SSD Keyboard LCD Microphone Speaker Chapter