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... 148 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 149 Aspire 6530 Exploded Diagrams 150 Main Module 150 LCD Module 151 Aspire 6530 FRU List 152 Screw List 161 Model Definition and Configuration 164 Aspire 6530 Series 164 Test Compatible Components 201 Microsoft® Windows® Vista Environment Test 202 Peripheral Tests 206 Online Support Information 211 Index 213...
... 148 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 149 Aspire 6530 Exploded Diagrams 150 Main Module 150 LCD Module 151 Aspire 6530 FRU List 152 Screw List 161 Model Definition and Configuration 164 Aspire 6530 Series 164 Test Compatible Components 201 Microsoft® Windows® Vista Environment Test 202 Peripheral Tests 206 Online Support Information 211 Index 213...
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... jack with SPDIF,1* Line in LAN Item Type Features Specification Atheros AR8121 • Support WOL from S4/S5 • File deployment support • Cable diagnostic test (CDT) support Chapter 1 25
... jack with SPDIF,1* Line in LAN Item Type Features Specification Atheros AR8121 • Support WOL from S4/S5 • File deployment support • Cable diagnostic test (CDT) support Chapter 1 25
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Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Symptoms (Verified) Go To Power On Issue Page 118 No Display ... operation. 3. Use the following procedure as possible. 2. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as a guide for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on page 211. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Common Problems Use the following table...
Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Symptoms (Verified) Go To Power On Issue Page 118 No Display ... operation. 3. Use the following procedure as possible. 2. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as a guide for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on page 211. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Common Problems Use the following table...
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... Navigate to the maximum setting and click OK. 7. Select the microphone then click Properties. Select the microphone and click Configure. c. Test the microphone hardware: a. d. The microphone appears on the Recording tab and select Show Disabled Devices (clear by default). 3. Increase the... Recording tab. 2. Internal Microphone Failure If the internal Microphone fails, perform the following actions one at a time to complete the test. 8. Check that the microphone is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on the microphone and select Enable. 5. Right...
... Navigate to the maximum setting and click OK. 7. Select the microphone then click Properties. Select the microphone and click Configure. c. Test the microphone hardware: a. d. The microphone appears on the Recording tab and select Show Disabled Devices (clear by default). 3. Increase the... Recording tab. 2. Internal Microphone Failure If the internal Microphone fails, perform the following actions one at a time to complete the test. 8. Check that the microphone is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on the microphone and select Enable. 5. Right...
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... Read Failure If discs cannot be replaced. 4. Reboot and try the operation again. 2. b. See "Disassembly Process" on page 42. See "Disassembly Process" on page 42. Test the drive using other ATA Devices shown if applicable. Listen to one at a time to correct the problem. 1. See "Disassembly Process" on page 42. See...
... Read Failure If discs cannot be replaced. 4. Reboot and try the operation again. 2. b. See "Disassembly Process" on page 42. See "Disassembly Process" on page 42. Test the drive using other ATA Devices shown if applicable. Listen to one at a time to correct the problem. 1. See "Disassembly Process" on page 42. See...
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... device conflicts. • No hardware is not fixed, repeat the preceding steps and select an earlier time and date. 9. Check Drive whether is ok. 3. Check Test Fixture is OK. 2. Swap M/B to verify mouse operation. External Mouse Failure If an external Mouse fails, perform the following general steps to determine that: •...
... device conflicts. • No hardware is not fixed, repeat the preceding steps and select an earlier time and date. 9. Check Drive whether is ok. 3. Check Test Fixture is OK. 2. Swap M/B to verify mouse operation. External Mouse Failure If an external Mouse fails, perform the following general steps to determine that: •...
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...a time. Do not replace a non-defective FRU: • System board • LCD assembly 130 Chapter 4 Run the advanced diagnostic test for damage. Rerun the test to do not replace any error is detected, replace the FRU. Power-off the computer. 2. If any problems are supported by a ..., reconnect the removed devices one at a time until you find the failing FRU. 7. If the problem remains, replace the following devices: • Non-Acer devices • Printer, mouse, and other external devices • Battery pack • Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD-ROM/Diskette drive...
...a time. Do not replace a non-defective FRU: • System board • LCD assembly 130 Chapter 4 Run the advanced diagnostic test for damage. Rerun the test to do not replace any error is detected, replace the FRU. Power-off the computer. 2. If any problems are supported by a ..., reconnect the removed devices one at a time until you find the failing FRU. 7. If the problem remains, replace the following devices: • Non-Acer devices • Printer, mouse, and other external devices • Battery pack • Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD-ROM/Diskette drive...
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...devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize timer initialization DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear ...of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Autosize cache Advanced configuration of ...
...devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize timer initialization DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear ...of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Autosize cache Advanced configuration of ...
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... start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache... Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches...
... start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache... Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches...
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... BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh C0h C1h C2h C3h C4h Chapter 4 Beeps 1-2 1 POST Routine Description Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to...
... BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh C0h C1h C2h C3h C4h Chapter 4 Beeps 1-2 1 POST Routine Description Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to...
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... Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Mode Output one set) has failed. 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and...
... Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Mode Output one set) has failed. 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and...
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... table details the core POST codes and functions used in a volume Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 1 (If install debugTest driver) Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 2 (If install debugTest driver) Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 3 (If install debugTest driver) Entry point of loadfile Entry point ...system timer Initialize system I/O Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Initialize SMM System memory test Phase CEI / SEC CEI / SEC CEI / SEC CEI / SEC CEI / SEC PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI ...
... table details the core POST codes and functions used in a volume Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 1 (If install debugTest driver) Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 2 (If install debugTest driver) Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 3 (If install debugTest driver) Entry point of loadfile Entry point ...system timer Initialize system I/O Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Initialize SMM System memory test Phase CEI / SEC CEI / SEC CEI / SEC CEI / SEC CEI / SEC PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI ...
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... pciBusDriver entry Go to legacy BIOS or BDS Entry Point Start Image Start Image Successfully Start Image Failed Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 1 Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 2 Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 3 Invalid event # for measuring Separator Event Invalid event # for measuring Separator Event PCR Index over limit (PCR...
... pciBusDriver entry Go to legacy BIOS or BDS Entry Point Start Image Start Image Successfully Start Image Failed Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 1 Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 2 Debug Test driver for debug test PPI 3 Invalid event # for measuring Separator Event Invalid event # for measuring Separator Event PCR Index over limit (PCR...
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... command byte. Memory to fail and uses default values for configuration. Controller enabled 4. Normal timing 5. Fixed priority 6. Initialize Reset the keyboard. Test A20 line Quick initialization of all Application Processors in POST. Enhanced CMOS init EFI Variable Init PEM (Post Error Manager) init Debug Service Init ...Manager) init IPMI init ASF Init Set in-POST flag in CMOS that DRAM refresh is responding. Late write selection 7. Send a self-test command to cache. POST Code 0x22 0xB1 0xE3 0x20 0xDA 0x29 0xE5 0x33 0x01 0xD8 0x09 0x2B 0xE0 0xC1 0x3B 0xDC 0x3A 0x0B 0x0F...
... command byte. Memory to fail and uses default values for configuration. Controller enabled 4. Normal timing 5. Fixed priority 6. Initialize Reset the keyboard. Test A20 line Quick initialization of all Application Processors in POST. Enhanced CMOS init EFI Variable Init PEM (Post Error Manager) init Debug Service Init ...Manager) init IPMI init ASF Init Set in-POST flag in CMOS that DRAM refresh is responding. Late write selection 7. Send a self-test command to cache. POST Code 0x22 0xB1 0xE3 0x20 0xDA 0x29 0xE5 0x33 0x01 0xD8 0x09 0x2B 0xE0 0xC1 0x3B 0xDC 0x3A 0x0B 0x0F...
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...the PCI bus topology and set to use a remote serial video (PICO BIOS). Initialize Security Engine. Initialize 1394 Firewire Initialize PC card Test for an unexpected interrupt. If monitor type 3, set the video switch to the status register of every PCI device. 4. Initialize Extended ... if specified by Setup, and CMOS is valid, load chipset registers with values from memory, checking for an unexpected interrupt. Secondly, test the NMI for unexpected interrupts. Thirdly, enable the parity checkers and read from CMOS, otherwise load defaults and display Setup prompt. Load...
...the PCI bus topology and set to use a remote serial video (PICO BIOS). Initialize Security Engine. Initialize 1394 Firewire Initialize PC card Test for an unexpected interrupt. If monitor type 3, set the video switch to the status register of every PCI device. 4. Initialize Extended ... if specified by Setup, and CMOS is valid, load chipset registers with values from memory, checking for an unexpected interrupt. Secondly, test the NMI for unexpected interrupts. Thirdly, enable the parity checkers and read from CMOS, otherwise load defaults and display Setup prompt. Load...
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... PIC, preserve the e Initialize and UNDI ROM (fro remote flash) Initial and install console for old and new MultiBoot history tables. Determine and test the amount of memory available. Enable external cache and CPU cache if present. Configure non-cacheable regions if necessary. Check status bits to a few... and see if configuration problems were detected. Determine if memory exists by writing to see if the data can be read back. This test will vary depending on the screen. Display error messages on the width of the system memory. POST Code 0x7C 0x41 0x4B 0xDE 0xC6 ...
... PIC, preserve the e Initialize and UNDI ROM (fro remote flash) Initial and install console for old and new MultiBoot history tables. Determine and test the amount of memory available. Enable external cache and CPU cache if present. Configure non-cacheable regions if necessary. Check status bits to a few... and see if configuration problems were detected. Determine if memory exists by writing to see if the data can be read back. This test will vary depending on the screen. Display error messages on the width of the system memory. POST Code 0x7C 0x41 0x4B 0xDE 0xC6 ...
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...0x81 0x87 0x85 0x82 0x84 0x86 0x83 0xCE 0x89 0x8C 0xCB 0xCD 0x90 0x8B 0x95 0x92 0xB6 0x98 0x93 Function The Coprocessor initialization test. Run late device initialization routines. If password on boot is made to Setup to determine if a coprocessor exists instead of external...present 2. Use the floating point instructions to check password. Check Boot Type (Server BIOS) Disable onboard COM and LPT ports before testing for presence of the ET bit in Equipment byte. 1. Initialize digitizer device and display installed message if successful. Initialize hard-disk ...
...0x81 0x87 0x85 0x82 0x84 0x86 0x83 0xCE 0x89 0x8C 0xCB 0xCD 0x90 0x8B 0x95 0x92 0xB6 0x98 0x93 Function The Coprocessor initialization test. Run late device initialization routines. If password on boot is made to Setup to determine if a coprocessor exists instead of external...present 2. Use the floating point instructions to check password. Check Boot Type (Server BIOS) Disable onboard COM and LPT ports before testing for presence of the ET bit in Equipment byte. 1. Initialize digitizer device and display installed message if successful. Initialize hard-disk ...
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Initialize typematic rate StrongROM Test OEM security key test Write PEM errors. Scan the key buffer to reflect the fact that POST is complete. If the user does not enter a valid password, Setup does ...
Initialize typematic rate StrongROM Test OEM security key test Write PEM errors. Scan the key buffer to reflect the fact that POST is complete. If the user does not enter a valid password, Setup does ...
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Appendix B 201 Refer to the Aspire 6530 series Compatibility Test Report released by Acer's internal testing department. Test Compatible Components Appendix B This computer's compatibility is tested and verified by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department. All of its system functions are tested under Windows® XP Home, Windows® XP Pro environment. Regarding configuration, combination and test procedures, please refer to the following lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests.
Appendix B 201 Refer to the Aspire 6530 series Compatibility Test Report released by Acer's internal testing department. Test Compatible Components Appendix B This computer's compatibility is tested and verified by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department. All of its system functions are tested under Windows® XP Home, Windows® XP Pro environment. Regarding configuration, combination and test procedures, please refer to the following lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests.
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....4KS 60001994 WD N250GB5.4KS 60002036 SEAGATE N320GB5.4KS 60001922 TOSHIBA DIGI N320GB5.4KS 60002005 HGST SG N320GB5.4KS 60001994 WD N320GB5.4KS Second HDD Test 60002036 SEAGATE N120GB5.4KS 60001922 TOSHIBA DIGI N120GB5.4KS 60002005 HGST SG N120GB5.4KS 60002036 SEAGATE N160GB5.4KS 60001922 TOSHIBA DIGI N160GB5.4KS 60002005 HGST...