Table of Contents

System Tour

1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Aspire Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Open Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Close Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Easy-launch Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

System Utilities

11

Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Accessing the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Navigating Through the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Setup Utility Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Launch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

System Disassembly

23

Disassembly Tools

.23

Stages of the Disassembly Process

.23

Equivalent Torque Values

.23

System Screw List

.24

Pre-disassembly Procedure

.24

External Modules Disassembly

.25

External Modules Disassembly Flowchart

25

Removing the SD Dummy Card

26

Removing the ExpressCard/54 Dummy Card

26

Removing the Battery Pack

27

Removing the Lower Case Cover

.28

Removing the Memory Modules

29

Removing the WLAN Board

29

Removing and Dismantling the HDD Assembly

31

Removing and Dismantling the ODD Assembly

32

Removing the Cooling Fan

33

Removing the Heat Sink

34

Removing the Processor

35

Removing the VGA Board

36

Main Unit Disassembly

.37

Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart

37

Removing the Keyboard

38

Removing the Middle Cover

39

Removing the LCD Module

39

Removing the Power Board

41

Removing the Upper Case

42

Removing the Power FPC Cable

.45

Removing the Speaker

45

Removing the E-key Board

46

Removing the Launch Board

47

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