Acer 5910 manual

Acer Aspire 5910 Notebook Computer

Service Guide

PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Service guide files and updates are availab le

on the Acer CSD web site at http://csd.acer.com.tw

Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page I Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM

Contents

Main Page Copyright Disclaimer Conventions Service Guide Coverage FRU Information Page Table of Contents System Tour 1 System Utilities 11 System Disassembly 23 Table of Contents System Troubleshooting 63 System Block Diagram and Board Layout 81 System Tour Chapter 1 Features Computing platform Memory Audio Connectivity Keyboard and special keys I/O interface Status indicators Power subsystem Physical 4Chapter 1 Software Environment Accessories Aspire Tour Open Front View Close Front View Left View Right View Rear View Base View Status Indicators Easy-launch Keys System Utilities Chapter 2 Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility Accessing the Setup Utility Navigating Through the Setup Utility Setup Utility Menus Information Main Security Setting a system password Page Boot Exit BIOS Flash Utility BIOS Flash Precautions To flash the BIOS: BIOS Recovery To perform BIOS recovery: Launch Manager To configure an easy-launch key: System Disassembly Disassembly Tools Stages of the Disassembly Process Equivalent Torque Values Chapter 3 System Screw List Pre-disassembly Procedure External Modules Disassembly External Modules Disassembly Flowchart Page Page Removing the Lower Case Cover Page Page Page Page Removing the Cooling Fan Page Removing the Processor Page Main Unit Disassembly Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 1 43 Page Page Page Page Page Page Removing the Bluetooth Board Page Page Page Page LCD Module Disassembly LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart Page Page Page Page Page Page Page System Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure System Check Procedures External Diskette Drive Check External CD-ROM Drive Check Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check Memory Check Power System Check Check the AC Adapter Check the Battery Pack Touchpad Check POST Error Indicators POST Error Message Error Code List Error Message List System Error No Beep POST Beep Codes Page Page Page Page Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message LCD-related Symptoms Power-related Symptoms Memory-related Symptom Audio-related Symptoms Power Management-related Symptoms I/O-related Symptoms Intermittent Problems Undetermined Problems Online Support Information Page System Board Layout Top View Bottom View System Switch Aspire 5910 Series Model Configurations Appendix A Model A Model B Model C Model D Test Compatible Components Appendix B Appendix B 89 90 Appendix B Appendix B 91 92 Appendix B Games and Software Compatibility Tests Technical Specifications Appendix C Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index