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Acer Aspire E1-531 and E1-571 Notebook Service Guide

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Troubleshooting General Information 4-2 Power On Issues 4-3 No Display Issues 4-4 LCD Picture Failure 4-6 Internal Keyboard Failure 4-7 Touchpad Failure 4-8 Internal Speaker Failure 4-9 Internal Microphone Failure 4-11 ii DIMM Module ...Installation 3-55 CPU Removal 3-57 CPU Installation 3-58 Speaker Removal 3-59 Speaker Installation 3-62 USB Module Removal 3-65 USB Module Installation 3-67 Power Board Removal 3-69 Power Board Installation 3-71 Touchpad FFC Removal 3-73 Touchpad FFC Installation 3-74 LCD Module Removal 3-75 LCD Module Installation 3-78 DC-In Cable Removal ...

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... 6-6 LCD Assembly 6-7 FRU List 6-9 Screw List 6-15 Chapter 7. Test Compatible Components Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test 7-2 Aspire XXXX 7-2 Chapter 8. Jumper and Connector Locations Mainboard Top View 5-2 Mainboard Bottom View 5-4 USB Board View 5-6 Power Board View 5-7 CMOS Jumper 5-8 Chapter 6. USB Failure 4-12 Wireless Function Failure 4-13 Bluetooth Function Failure 4-14 4-in-1 Card...

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... and Weight Dimension • 381.6 (W) x 253 (D) x 33.2 (D) mm (15 x 9.96 x 1.30 inches) Weight • 2.6 kg (5.74 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack Power Adapter and Battery Battery • • • 48W 4400mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack Battery life: 5.2 hours ENERGY STAR®...; Power Adapter • 65 W / 90 W AC adapter • Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz Environment Temperature • Operating: 5º C to ...

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.... Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-6 Web camera used for sound recording or voice chatting. Receives audio input for video communications. The indicator lights blue when the power is on or off. Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD) screen, displays computer output. Top View Description Press to enter data into the computer. Notebook...

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...-1 PRO (MS PRO), and xD-Picture Card (xD) for 1 MULTIMEDIACARD Card Reader external storage. NOTE: Only one card can be inserted at a time. Power Indicator Indicates the computer power status: • Off: System is off. • Blue: System is on. • Amber (flashing): S3 state Indicates the computer battery status: Battery Indicator...

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.... Plays the next media file in the play sequence. Turns the display screen backlight off . Touchpad Toggle Turns the touchpad on and off to save power. Stop Previous Next D2D Recovery + Stops media file. Enter D2D recovery during POST Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-14 Play/Pause Plays or pauses media file...

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... Width 253 mm 9.96 in Height (front to rear) 33.2 mm 1.3 in Weight (equipped with optical drive, flash drive, and battery) 2.6 kg 5.74 lbs Input power Operating voltage 18.55V ~ 19.95V Operating current 65W 3.42A (Max) 90W 4.74A (Max) Temperature Operating (not writing to optical disc) 0ºC ~ 35ºC 32...

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.../s 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s Media data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1031.7Mbit/s 1175Mbits/s 106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1273.3Mbits/s 1175Mbits/s 106Mbytes/s 845Mbits/s 1031.7Mbit/s 1175Mbits/s DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V MK6465GSX 640GB 512 BYTE 4 2 3.0Gbits/s 1273.3Mbits/s 1-21 Hardware Specifications and Configurations

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... SATA Fast data transfer rate (Mbits / sec, max) 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s Media data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 97Mbytes/s 1363.1Mbits/s 996Mbits/s 1130Mbits/s 108Mbytes/s DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V WD3200BPVT22ZEST0 320GB 4096 2 1 8MB 3.0Gbits/s 108Mbytes/s Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-22

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Model Name 22HXZT1 WD6400BPVT22HXZT1 Capacity (GB) 500GB 640GB Bytes per sector 4096 4096 Data heads 3 4 Drive Format Disks 2 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 8MB Interface SATA Fast data transfer rate (Mbits / sec, max) 3.0Gbits/s 3.0Gbits/s Media data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 97Mbytes/s 97Mbytes/s DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5V 1-23 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Hard Disk Drive Interface (continued) Item Specification Vendor & WD5000BPVT-

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...-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Super-Multi Drive Item Vendor & Model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Buffer Memory Interface Applicable disc format Loading mechanism Power Requirement Input Voltage Specification HLDS Super-Multi Drive DL 8X GT51N LF / Panasonic SuperMulti Drive DL 8X UJ8B0AW / PLDS Super-Multi Drive DL 8X DS...

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.../m2) 200 cd/m2 also called Brightness Contrast Ratio 400 min / 500 type Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time) msec 8 ms / 16 ms Typical Power Consumption (watt) 5.15 W Weight (without inverter) 460 max Physical Size (mm) 360 mm x 210mm x 5.5 max Electrical Interface 1 channel LVDS / e-DP (option) Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal...

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...Suspend to RAM (S3) • CPU set power down • VGA Suspend • PCMCIA Suspend • Audio Power Down • Hard Disk Power Down • CD-ROM Power Down • Super I/O Low Power mode Save to EPA 2.0 System Power Management Item Specification Mech. All devices in the... system are turned off completely. System saves all system states and data onto the disc prior to power off completely. Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. AC Adapter Item Input rating Maximum input AC current Inrush current Efficiency ...

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...abnormal stop charging or battery in critical low state • Amber color off Charging • Amber solid on - Battery in low power state Discharging • Amber color blinking - Discharging state System DMA Specification (N/A) Hardware DMA DMA0 DMA1 DMA2 DMA3 DMA4 DMA5 DMA6 ...DMA 1, 2, or 5. System Function 1-31 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System LED Indicator Item Lock System state HDD access state Wireless state Power button backlight Battery state Specification N/A • Blue color solid on: System on • Blue color and amber color off: System ...

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...may need to run the BIOS utility. System Utilities 2-2 Navigating the Bios Setup Utility The BIOS utility has seven menu options: Information, Main, Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit. To navigate through the menus options, perform the following: • To choose a menu, use the left and right arrow keys. &#... choose an item, use the up and down arrow keys. • To change the boot device without entering the BIOS utility, press F12 during POST (power-on the bottom of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. • Press Enter to ...

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... utilities to update the system BIOS Flash ROM. Use the Flash utility to the bootable USB HDD/FDD. If the battery pack does not contain power to finish loading BIOS Flash, do not boot the system. • Flash utility has auto execution function. Perform the following : • DOS Flash ...Disk on page 2-25. • Do not install memory related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when BIOS Flash is used • Use an AC adaptor power supply when running BIOS Flash utility. System Utilities 2-14 BIOS Flash may be performed by one before BIOS Flash utility is used . BIOS Flash Utilities...

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DOS Flash Utility NOTE: Plug the AC power adaptor to the USB HDD. 2. Copy Flash.BAT to a power source before performing the DOS Flash Utility. Network Boot : BRCM MBA Slot 0200 v15.0.11 5. Press to move it down the list, or to escape ... Security InsydeH20 Setup Utility Boot Exit Rev. 3.7 Boot priority order: Item Specific Help 1. Enter the BIOS folder. 7. Executing BIOS.BAT IMPORTANT: • Ensure the AC power adaptor is connected to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 3. Press F2 during boot to the...

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... Block at FFFFF000 Flash complete! is complete when the message Flash complete! Updating Flash ROM Blocks Flash is shown. Please do not remove the AC power! System Utilities 2-16 Insyde Flash Utility for InsydeH20 Version 1.5O Initializing File loading 100% Current BIOS Model name: Q5WV1 New BIOS Model name: Q5WV1 Current... BIOS version: V0.17 New BIOS version: V0.18 Updating Block at FFD60000 Figure 2:17. Please do not remove the AC power! Start EC Update Figure 2:18.

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...click OK to use the WinFlash Utility: 1. The utility screen appears. Perform the following to continue. WinFlash Utility NOTE: Plug the AC power adaptor to a power source before performing the WinFlash Utility. InsydeFlash Screen CAUTION: • Do not turn off the computer during the Flash process. • ...Do not put the system into standby or hibernation mode. • Do not launch other applications. • Do not press the Power button, open/close the lid, dock/undock the system, insert or remove USB, 1394, or PC card. 3. Figure 2:20. Figure 2:19. Warning...

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Winflash Error and Warning Messages • If the AC adapter is not plugged in before Winflash starts, the following message is shown: • After executing Winflash, if the AC adapter is not plugged and the battery power is low, the following message is shown: • Check the BIOS ROM file size. Figure 2:21. If the BIOS ROM file size is different from the ROM part size, the following message is shown: System Utilities 2-18 Updating Flash ROM The system restarts automatically when update is finished. Flash process begins.

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