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...part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in this guide is a registered trademark of merchantability or fitness for any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. Acer...manual is sold or licensed "as is a registered trademark of Acer Incorporated. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. All rights reserved. Acer is ". III Intel is subject to the contents hereof and ...
...part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in this guide is a registered trademark of merchantability or fitness for any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. Acer...manual is sold or licensed "as is a registered trademark of Acer Incorporated. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. All rights reserved. Acer is ". III Intel is subject to the contents hereof and ...
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...supports, please read the following general information. 1. You MUST use the list provided by your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). Preface Before using this information and the ...CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of customer machines. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you with all technical information relating to order FRU parts for Acer's "global" product offering. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel. V In such cases, please...
...supports, please read the following general information. 1. You MUST use the list provided by your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). Preface Before using this information and the ...CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of customer machines. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you with all technical information relating to order FRU parts for Acer's "global" product offering. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel. V In such cases, please...
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..., Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge) CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video CD-R (Orange Book Part) CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part Volume1 & Volume 2 Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type US & US+ RW DVD: DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book...
..., Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge) CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video CD-R (Orange Book Part) CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part Volume1 & Volume 2 Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type US & US+ RW DVD: DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book...
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... Sampling Rate) Yes Yes/2.1 (1.5 W speakers) Chapter 1 23 Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - MPEG1 Video CD-R (Orange Book Part) CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part Volume1 & Volume 2 Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type US & US+ RW DVD: DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book...
... Sampling Rate) Yes Yes/2.1 (1.5 W speakers) Chapter 1 23 Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - MPEG1 Video CD-R (Orange Book Part) CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part Volume1 & Volume 2 Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type US & US+ RW DVD: DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book...
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Navigation keys for parameters are found in any of the menu options to go to save any menu, you are in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. You can change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press Enter ...
Navigation keys for parameters are found in any of the menu options to go to save any menu, you are in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. You can change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press Enter ...
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... primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of the Optical device installed in software construction, standardized by the Open Software Foundation (OSF) as part of this system. This field shows the keyboard This field displays the serial number of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE). 30 Chapter 2 This field shows...
... primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of the Optical device installed in software construction, standardized by the Open Software Foundation (OSF) as part of this system. This field shows the keyboard This field displays the serial number of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE). 30 Chapter 2 This field shows...
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... M2.5 x L4 M2 x L4 M2.5 x L6 M2.5 x L10 M2.5 x L5 M3 x L4 M2.5 x L3.5 M2 x L3 Color Black Silver Black Black Black Silver Silver Silver Part No. 86.00H59.734 86.9A552.4R0 86.00E12.536 86.00F84.73A 86.00F87.735 86.9A554.4R0 86.9A536.3R5 86.9A552.3R0...
... M2.5 x L4 M2 x L4 M2.5 x L6 M2.5 x L10 M2.5 x L5 M3 x L4 M2.5 x L3.5 M2 x L3 Color Black Silver Black Black Black Silver Silver Silver Part No. 86.00H59.734 86.9A552.4R0 86.00E12.536 86.00F84.73A 86.00F87.735 86.9A554.4R0 86.9A536.3R5 86.9A552.3R0...
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... BOARD CPU Screw List Item A B C F G H Screw M2.5 x L4 M2 x L4 M2.5 x L6 M3 x L4 M2.5 x L3.5 M2 x L3 Color Black Silver Black Silver Silver Silver Part No. 86.00H59.734 86.9A552.4R0 86.00E12.536 86.9A554.4R0 86.9A536.3R5 86.9A552.3R0 Chapter 3 43
... BOARD CPU Screw List Item A B C F G H Screw M2.5 x L4 M2 x L4 M2.5 x L6 M3 x L4 M2.5 x L3.5 M2 x L3 Color Black Silver Black Silver Silver Silver Part No. 86.00H59.734 86.9A552.4R0 86.00E12.536 86.9A554.4R0 86.9A536.3R5 86.9A552.3R0 Chapter 3 43
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Remove the four screws (C) on the back cover. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L6 (4) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm 4. Remove the four captive screws on the back cover. See "Removing the SD Dummy Card" on page 45. 3. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 44. 2. Part No. 86.00E12.536 46 Chapter 3 Removing the Back Cover 1.
Remove the four screws (C) on the back cover. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L6 (4) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm 4. Remove the four captive screws on the back cover. See "Removing the SD Dummy Card" on page 45. 3. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 44. 2. Part No. 86.00E12.536 46 Chapter 3 Removing the Back Cover 1.
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See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 44. 2. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L4 (1) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00H59.734 5. See "Removing the SD Dummy Card" on page 45. 3. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 46. 4. Pull the plastic tab in the direction indicated by the arrow to the system. Remove the one screw (A) securing the hard disk drive module to disengage the HDD module from the connector. 48 Chapter 3 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 1.
See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 44. 2. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L4 (1) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00H59.734 5. See "Removing the SD Dummy Card" on page 45. 3. See "Removing the Back Cover" on page 46. 4. Pull the plastic tab in the direction indicated by the arrow to the system. Remove the one screw (A) securing the hard disk drive module to disengage the HDD module from the connector. 48 Chapter 3 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 1.
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NOTE: To prevent damage to the bracket and remove the hard disk from the HDD bay. Lift the HDD module and remove it . 7. Remove the two screws (F) securing the hard disk to device, avoid pressing down on it or placing heavy objects on top of it from the bracket. Size (Quantity) M3 x L4 (2) Chapter 3 Color Silver Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A554.4R0 49 6.
NOTE: To prevent damage to the bracket and remove the hard disk from the HDD bay. Lift the HDD module and remove it . 7. Remove the two screws (F) securing the hard disk to device, avoid pressing down on it or placing heavy objects on top of it from the bracket. Size (Quantity) M3 x L4 (2) Chapter 3 Color Silver Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A554.4R0 49 6.
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For 2-antenna WLAN card, detach the black cable from connector 1 and the white cable from connector 2 on page 48. 5. See "Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module" on the WLAN card. 6. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 44. 2. Size (Quantity) M2 x L4 (1) Color Silver Torque 1.6 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A552.4R0 50 Chapter 3 See "Removing the SD Dummy Card" on page 45. 3. Remove the one screw (B) on page 46. 4. See "Removing the Back Cover" on the WLAN card and detach the card. Removing the Wireless LAN Card 1.
For 2-antenna WLAN card, detach the black cable from connector 1 and the white cable from connector 2 on page 48. 5. See "Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module" on the WLAN card. 6. See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 44. 2. Size (Quantity) M2 x L4 (1) Color Silver Torque 1.6 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A552.4R0 50 Chapter 3 See "Removing the SD Dummy Card" on page 45. 3. Remove the one screw (B) on page 46. 4. See "Removing the Back Cover" on the WLAN card and detach the card. Removing the Wireless LAN Card 1.
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... the optical drive module to install the CPU with Pin 1 at the corner as shown. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L6 (1) Chapter 3 Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00E12.536 55 Removing the Optical Drive Module 1.
... the optical drive module to install the CPU with Pin 1 at the corner as shown. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L6 (1) Chapter 3 Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00E12.536 55 Removing the Optical Drive Module 1.
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Size (Quantity) M2 x L3 (1) Silver Color 56 Torque 1.6 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A552.3R0 Chapter 3 Slowly pull out the ODD module from the optical disk drive module. Remove the one screw (H) securing the locker bracket and remove the locker bracket from the ODD drive bay. 11. 10.
Size (Quantity) M2 x L3 (1) Silver Color 56 Torque 1.6 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A552.3R0 Chapter 3 Slowly pull out the ODD module from the optical disk drive module. Remove the one screw (H) securing the locker bracket and remove the locker bracket from the ODD drive bay. 11. 10.
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Main Unit Disassembly Process Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY MAIN UNIT Cx12, Ax5, Gx1 LOWER CASE MIDDLE COVER MICROPHONE MODULE KEYBOARD Dx4 LCD MODULE Bx2, Cx4 UPPER CASE Fx1 MODEM CARD Ax1 USB MODULE Bx2 FINGERPRINT MODULE TOUCHPAD MODULE Screw List Item A B C G H Screw M2.5 x L4 M2 x L4 M2.5 x L6 M2.5 x L3.5 M2 x L3 Hx1 MAIN BOARD Color Black Silver Black Silver Silver Part No. 86.00H59.734 86.9A552.4R0 86.00E12.536 86.9A536.3R5 86.9A552.3R0 Chapter 3 57
Main Unit Disassembly Process Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY MAIN UNIT Cx12, Ax5, Gx1 LOWER CASE MIDDLE COVER MICROPHONE MODULE KEYBOARD Dx4 LCD MODULE Bx2, Cx4 UPPER CASE Fx1 MODEM CARD Ax1 USB MODULE Bx2 FINGERPRINT MODULE TOUCHPAD MODULE Screw List Item A B C G H Screw M2.5 x L4 M2 x L4 M2.5 x L6 M2.5 x L3.5 M2 x L3 Hx1 MAIN BOARD Color Black Silver Black Silver Silver Part No. 86.00H59.734 86.9A552.4R0 86.00E12.536 86.9A536.3R5 86.9A552.3R0 Chapter 3 57
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... (11) Color Black 11. Removing the Middle Cover 1. See "Removing the CPU" on page 45. 3. Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00E12.536 Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L4 (5) 58 Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00H59.734 Chapter 3 See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 54. 9. See "Removing the Back Cover...
... (11) Color Black 11. Removing the Middle Cover 1. See "Removing the CPU" on page 45. 3. Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00E12.536 Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L4 (5) 58 Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00H59.734 Chapter 3 See "Removing the Battery Pack" on page 54. 9. See "Removing the Back Cover...
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Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L3.5 (1) Color Silver Torque 3.0 kgf-cm 13. Part No. 86.9A536.3R5 Chapter 3 59 Carefully pry and lift the middle cover. Open the LCD panel. 14. Remove the one screw (G) from the lower case. 12. Turn the notebook over so the top is facing up.
Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L3.5 (1) Color Silver Torque 3.0 kgf-cm 13. Part No. 86.9A536.3R5 Chapter 3 59 Carefully pry and lift the middle cover. Open the LCD panel. 14. Remove the one screw (G) from the lower case. 12. Turn the notebook over so the top is facing up.
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13. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L10 (4) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00F84.73A 62 Chapter 3 Remove the LCD cable from its connector on the main board and release the cable from the left and right hinges. Remove the four screws (D) from the latches. 14.
13. Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L10 (4) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00F84.73A 62 Chapter 3 Remove the LCD cable from its connector on the main board and release the cable from the left and right hinges. Remove the four screws (D) from the latches. 14.
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Part No. 86.9A552.4R0 Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L6 (4) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00E12.536 Chapter 3 65 Remove the four screws (C) securing the upper case to the system. Size (Quantity) M2 x L4 (2) Color Silver Torque 1.6 kgf-cm 17. Remove the two screws (B) securing the upper case to the system. 16.
Part No. 86.9A552.4R0 Size (Quantity) M2.5 x L6 (4) Color Black Torque 3.0 kgf-cm Part No. 86.00E12.536 Chapter 3 65 Remove the four screws (C) securing the upper case to the system. Size (Quantity) M2 x L4 (2) Color Silver Torque 1.6 kgf-cm 17. Remove the two screws (B) securing the upper case to the system. 16.
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15. Detach the fingerprint/ button cable and touchpad cable from the touchpad board. 17. Remove the two screws (B) securing the touchpad and fingerprint/button bracket to the upper case. Size (Quantity) M2 x L4 (2) Chapter 3 Color Silver Torque 1.6 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A552.4R0 67 Release the latch (a) and disconnect the touchpad cable (b) from the upper case. 16.
15. Detach the fingerprint/ button cable and touchpad cable from the touchpad board. 17. Remove the two screws (B) securing the touchpad and fingerprint/button bracket to the upper case. Size (Quantity) M2 x L4 (2) Chapter 3 Color Silver Torque 1.6 kgf-cm Part No. 86.9A552.4R0 67 Release the latch (a) and disconnect the touchpad cable (b) from the upper case. 16.