Acer Aspire 1510 Series, Service Manual

Page 1: ...Acer Aspire 1510 Series Service Guide PROJECT CODE A17 PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 1510 service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...ntents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental o...

Page 4: ... bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures ...

Page 5: ... NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printe...

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Page 7: ...ity 42 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 43 General Information 44 Before You Begin 44 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 45 Removing the Memory MDC Modem Bluetooth HDD Module 48 Removing the Keyboard ODD Module FDD Module 49 Disassembling the Main Unit 51 Disassembling the LCD Module 56 Disassembling the External Modules 59 Disassembling the HDD Module 59 Disassembling the Floppy Disk Dr...

Page 8: ...ms 80 Build NAPP Master Hard Disc Drive 81 CD to Disk Recovery 81 Disk to Disk Recovery 84 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 89 Top View 89 Bottom View 90 Chapter 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 91 Aspire 1510 series 104 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 104 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 105 Microsoft Windows XP Home Environment Test 106 Appendix C Online Support Infor...

Page 9: ...D graphics support T Supports simultaneous display between LCD and CRT display T S video for output to a television or display device that supports S video input T Automatic LCD dim feature that automatically selects the best setting for the display in order to conserve power T Dual display capability Multimedia T Built in optical drive DVD CD RW combo DVD Dual or DVD Super Multi T 15 0 TFT XGA 10...

Page 10: ...d Expansion T Upgradeable hard disk and memory modules T PC card slot enables a range of add on options I O Ports T One type II or type III PC Card slot PCMCIA or CardBus T One IEEE 1394 port T One microphone in jack T One headphone out jack T One infrared port T One DC in jack T One RJ 11 modem jack V 90 V 92 56K T One RJ 45 network jack Ethernet 10 100Mbps T One S video TV out port T One externa...

Page 11: ...1 25VSUS 1 6V_S5 RTC 2 5VSUS 5V Power 3VSUS PWM VBAT VLDT Battery Charger Power OK 5VPCU 3V_591 12VOUT 5VPCU 3V_591 12VOUT 1 6V 3V_S5 5V_S5 nVIDIA CrushK8 2 5VSUS 6A DDR_VTT 1 8A 5V 1A 5V 1 9A 5VSUS 2 5A 3V_MODEM A LANVCC A 12V A 5VSUS A 3VSUS A 1 6V 1100mA 1 6VDUAL 150mA 1 2VHT 200mA 1 4VBAT 1 0mA 3V 200mA 3VDUAL 20mA 5V 3mA 5VDUAL 3mA 3V A 3V_591 A 5V 500mA 3VSUS 1A 5VSUS 0 1A 3V 375mA 1 5V 200m...

Page 12: ...ector 4 External USB Ports 2 16 FAN2 Connector 5 LED Board Connector 17 ODD Connector 6 External USB Ports 2 18 Mini PCI Connector 7 TV Out Port 19 Internal Speaker Connector 8 IEEE 1394 Port 20 HDD Connector 9 LAN Connector 21 FIR 10 Power Jack 22 RJ11 Modem Connector 11 FDD Connector 23 Microphone in Connector 12 Internal USB Port 24 Headphone out Connector ...

Page 13: ... Bottom View 1 PCMCIA Connector Parallel Connector 6 MDC Board Connector 2 External Display Connector 7 MDC Board Connector 3 Parallel Connector 8 Battery Connector 4 Memory Socket1 9 Reset Switch 5 Memory Sockets ...

Page 14: ...bles wireless LAN feature 5 BluetoothTM button manufacturing option Enables or disables Bluetooth functionality 6 Touchpad Touch sensitive pad that functions like a computer mouse 7 Click buttons 4 way scroll key Right and left buttons that provide the same functions as the buttons on a computer mouse The scroll key scrolls the contents of a window up and down as well as right and left 8 Speakers ...

Page 15: ...reader Supports a standard 3 5 diskette or 4 in 1 card reader manufacturing option 4 Floppy disk eject button Press the eject button to remove a diskette from the floppy disk drive 5 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices e g infrared printer IR aware computer 6 Modem jack Connects the built in fax data modem to a phone line 7 Microphone in jack Connects an external microphone for audio in...

Page 16: ...d writing to DVD RWs DVD RAM 2 Optical disc access indicator LED light emitting diode that indicates when an optical disc is being read or wirtten 3 Optical drive eject button Press the eject button to remove a disc from the optical drive 4 Optical drive emergency eject hole Used to eject an optical disc when the computer is turned off 5 PC card eject button Press the eject button to remove a PC c...

Page 17: ...s 4 S video Connects to a television or display device with S video input 5 USB ports Four USB 2 0 ports for connecting USB devices 6 External display port Connects an external VGA display monitor 7 Parallel port Connects a parallel device such as a printer 8 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool even after prolonged use 9 Kensington lock slot For attaching a security connector ...

Page 18: ...ystem lockup NOTE Any unsaved data will be lost 3 Battery pack release latch Slide and hold the latch and then pull the battery to remove it from the unit 4 Battery pack The computer s removable battery 5 Hard disk bay Removable cover provides access to the computer s hard drive 6 Memory compartment Removable cover provides access to the memory slots for upgrading the computer s memory ...

Page 19: ...ypad The four indicators located at the front of the unit provide the following status information Icon Function Description Caps lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated HDD Lights when Hard Disk Drive is activated Icon Function Description Power mode Steady green power on Flashing orange standby mode Orange hibernation mode Battery mode Green fully charg...

Page 20: ...on the applicable keys Lock Key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on all alphabetic characters are typed in uppercase Toggle on and off by pressing the Caps Lock key on the left side of the keyboard Num lock When Num Lock is on the embedded numeric keyboard can be used Toggle on and off by pressing the Fn F11 keys simultaneously Scroll lock When Scroll Lock is on the screen toggles up or dow...

Page 21: ...he embedded keypad Hold Fn key while using cursor control keys Main keyboard keys Hold down the Fn key while typing letters using the embedded keypad keys Simultaneously press the j key for for capital letters Type letters in the normal way Key Description Windows logo key Pressed alone this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button it launches the Start menu It can also be u...

Page 22: ...mputer s configuration utility Fn n Power management scheme toggle Switches the power management scheme used by the computer function available if supported by operating system Fn o Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode Fn p Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both the display screen and external monitor Fn q Screen blank Turns the di...

Page 23: ...haracter First hold down the Alt Gr key and then press the Euro key Keyboard Ergonomics The wide palm rest area provides a comfortable platform for your hands when typing on the keyboard The ergonomic design enables you to adopt a relaxed yet very efficient typing style ...

Page 24: ...ecution functions just as you would use the buttons on a computer mouse T Use the scroll key 2 to scroll through long documents and web pages Press the top of the key to scroll up and the bottom to scroll down left to scroll left and right to scroll right NOTE Keep your fingers as well as the surface of the touchpad dry and clean The touchpad is sensitive to your finger movements the lighter your ...

Page 25: ...o launch the Internet browser Keys 3 and 4 start the Launch Manager application Key 5 and 6 are used to enable the Wireless LAN and Bluetooth features The first four launch keys can be set by the user To set the launch keys run the Acer Launch Manger Launch key Icon Description Email Launches your email application Web browser Launches your Internet browser P1 User programmable P2 User programmabl...

Page 26: ...dows keyboard Microsoft Simple Boot Flag BIOS password control Set by setup manual Second Level Cache Item Specification Cache controller Built in CPU Cache size 512KB Transportable 1MB DTR 1st level cache control Always enabled 2st level cache control Always enabled Cache scheme control Fixed in write back System Memory Item Specification Memory controller Built in AMD Processor K8 Onboard memory...

Page 27: ...al LU97 chipset Agere Scorpio CSP1037B Fax modem data baud rate bps 14 4K Data modem data baud rate bps 56K Supports modem protocol V 90 V 92 MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side Floppy Disk Drive Interface Item Specification Vendor model name Panasonic JU 226A 243FC Performance Specifications Capacity in bytes Normal Density MFM High Density MFM Unformatted Per Disk 1 ...

Page 28: ...bpi 17 434 bpi Track Density 135 tpi 135 tpi 135 tpi Cylinders 80 76 80 80 Tracks 160 154 160 160 Read Write Heads 2 2 2 Encoding Method MFM MFM MFM Distette Requirement 2DD 2HD 2HD Power Supply Voltage 5V Max Ripple 100mVp p Current Operating Standby 0 8A Max 0 26A typ 0 003A Max 0 002A typ Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Specification Vendor Model Name HGST 40GB IC25N040ATMR04 CASCADE TOSHIBA 40G...

Page 29: ... CD ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2 CD i Video CD CD Text Disc Diameter 12cm and 8cm for Read Write Recordable Media Type CD R and CD RW media Writing Software Support Roxia EZCD Creator Direct CD Ahead Nero InCD NTI CD Maker File CD Veritas Record Now DLA Easy System Drag m Drop CD BHA B s Recorder Gold B s Clip Sonic DVD it Disc Capacity 2048 bytes block Mode 1 and Mode 2 Form 1 2324 byte...

Page 30: ...ation With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate KB sec Sustained Max 3 6Mbytes sec Sustained Max 10 8Mbytes sec Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes Interface IDE ATAPI Applicable disc format DVD DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD R 3 95G CD CD Audio CD ROM mode1 and mode 2 CD ROM XA mode 2 form 1 and form 2 CD I mode 2 form 1 and form 2 CD I Ready CD I Bridge CD WO CD RW Photo CD Video CD Enhanced Music CD...

Page 31: ... Dual display supported 4 Flexible memory configuration 64MB 5 Integrated dual LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling a transmission method for sending digital information transmitter supporting LCD panels up to 2048x1536 at 60Hz 6 LCD CRT TV out display support 7 Fully compliant with PC2001 requirement Video Memory Item Specification Fixed or upgradeable Fixed Video memory size 64MB Parallel Por...

Page 32: ...rd Major Chips Item Controller System core logic AMD Processor K8 nVIDIA CrushK8 Super I O controller NS PC87391 Audio controller RealTek ALC250 Video controller nVIDIA NV18 GeForce4 448 Go nVIDIA NV36 GeForceFX 5700 Go Hard disk drive controller built in nVIDIA CrushK8 Keyboard controller NS PC87591L RTC VIA VT8235 IEEE 1394 TI PCI4510 Keyboard Item Specification Keyboard controller NS PC87591L K...

Page 33: ...n 3 0mA 0 5mA Vadj 0V lout Max 6 0mA 0 5mA Vadj 3 3V LCD Item Vendor model name AU B150PG01 LG LD150E02 AU B150XG01 Screen Diagonal mm 381 381 Active Area mm 304 5x228 375 304 1x228 1 Display resolution pixels 1400x1050 SXGA 1024x768 XGA Pixel Pitch 0 297x0 297 0 297x0 297 Pixel Arrangement R G B Vertical Stripe R G B Vertical Stripe Display Mode Normally White Normally White Typical White Luminan...

Page 34: ...ld provide an efficiency of 83 minimum when measured at maximum load under 115V 60Hz Output Ratings DC output voltage 18 0V 20 0V including the effects of line voltage variation load current ripple and noise Noise Ripple 400mVp p 20MHz bandwidth for resistor load Output current 0 4 74A Input rated voltage 100 240V Input current 1 5A 90Vac 1 15A 180Vac Dynamic Output Characteristics Turn on delay t...

Page 35: ...mperature Operating 0 35 C Non operating 20 60 C unpacked Non operating Non storage package Humidity Operating 0 to 90 RH non condensing Non operating 20 to 90 RH non condensing unpacked Non operating Non storage package Vibration Operating unpacked 5 500Hz 1 0Grms random Non operating unpacked 5 500Hz 2 16Grms random Non operating packed 5 500Hz 2 16Grms random Mechanical Specification Item Speci...

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Page 37: ...uring POST to enter multi boot menu In this menu user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Info Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type AMD Athlon tm 64 CPU Speed System BIOS Ver S3A24 VGA BIOS Ver nVidia 04 36 20 33 11 KBC Ver 1A32 Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Asset Tag Number N A Product Name Aspire 1510 Manufacturer Name Acer UUID xxxxxx...

Page 38: ... T Press while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu T In any menu you can load default settings by pressing t You can also press u to save any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility NOTE You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen Help for parameters are found in ...

Page 39: ...ion Serial Num Displays the system serial number Asset Tag Number N A Product Name Displays the product name Manufacture Name Displays the Acer company UUID Number Displays the UUID Universal Unique IDentifier string 32 bytes PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Info Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type AMD Athlon tm 64 CPU Speed System BIOS Ver S3A24 VGA BIOS Ver nVidia 04 36 20 33 11 KBC Ver 1A32 Seri...

Page 40: ...rmation Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time 18 48 04 System Date 04 05 2043 System Memory 640 KB Extended Memory 522752 KB Video Memory 64MB Quiet Boot Enabled Power on display Auto LCD Auto Dim Enabled Network Boot Enabled F12 Boot Menu Disabled Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Sel...

Page 41: ...he total amounts of memory for VGA The user can not change the memory setting This is display only field Quiet Boot Determines if Logo will be displayed or not shows diagnostic screen is disabled or enabled Enabled Logo is displayed and diagnostic screen is disabled Disabled Logo is not displayed and diagnostic screen is enabled Option Enabled or Disabled Power on display Selects display device Au...

Page 42: ...onal or Output only Base I O address Allows the user to choose the resource if the Parallel Port is set to Enable Note Shows up if Parallel Port is set to Enabled 378h 278h Interrupt Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port IRQ7 IRQ5 PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Infrared Port FIR Base I O address Interrupt DMA channel Configure In...

Page 43: ...Chapter 2 35 DMA channel Sets a DMA channel for the printer to operate in ECP mode Note Shows up if Mode is set to ECP DMA3 DMA1 Parameter Description Options ...

Page 44: ...ear User Password Is Clear HDD Password Is Enter Set Supervisor Password Password on Boot Disabled Supervisor Password controls accesses of the whole setup utility It can be used to boot up when Password on boot is enabled F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select 4 Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Set User Passord Enter Clear HDD Master ID 47873370 Set ...

Page 45: ...cription Option Supervisor Password is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or Set User Password is Shows the setting of the uer password Clear or Set Primary Harddisk Security Shows the setting of the Primary Harddisk Security Clear or Set Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password When set this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized acces...

Page 46: ... press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Changing a Password 1 Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key The Set Password box appears 2 Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e 3 Type a password in the Enter New Password field Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field 4 Press e After ...

Page 47: ...current password entered does not match the actual current password the screen will show you the Setup Warning If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match the screen will display the following message ...

Page 48: ...nixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help CD ROM Drive Hard Drive Removable Devices and indicate device categories Use Enter to expand collapses Boot order is top down using only the top device in each category Use F6 and F5 to move highlighted item up and down F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select 4 ...

Page 49: ...S Load Setup Default Load default values for all SETUP item Discard Changes Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items Save Changes Save Setup Data to CMOS PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Info Main Advanced Security Boot Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Set...

Page 50: ...ry Diskette before you use the Phlash utility NOTE Do not install memory related drivers XMS EMS DPMI when you use the Phlash NOTE Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Phlash utility If the battery pack does not contain enough power to finish BIOS flash you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not completely loaded Fellow the steps below to run the Phlash 1 Prepare a boot...

Page 51: ...venting electrostatic discharge T small Philips screwdriver T flat head screwdriver T Philiips screwdriver T nut screwdriver T tweezers NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components When you remove the stripe cover please be careful not to scrape the cove...

Page 52: ... Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system 3 Remove the battery pack ...

Page 53: ...bly frame in that order Start Battery HDD Module Middle Cover ODD Module F 2 LCD Module ODD Bracket Keyboard Lower Case Assembly ODD Tray Upper Case Assembly Northbridge Heatsink Dimm Door Memory 2 A 1 Launch Board Wireless LAN Card ODD Main Board CPU FDD HDD Tray Thermal Module PCMCIA Slot Touchpad Board Touchpad Board Fixed Plate TV out VGA Board Speaker K 4 HDD HDD Bezel HDD Bracket Hinge caps ...

Page 54: ... NI NYLOK F SCREW M2 5 7L BNI NYLOK G SCREW M2 5 3L BNI NYLOK H SCREW M2 5 3L NI NYLOK I SCREW M2 5 5L NI NYLOK J SCREW M2 5 6L NI NYLOK K SCREW M3 2 8L NI NYLOK L SCREW NUT I O 4 LCD Rubbers J 4 LCD Bezel Inverter Board LCD Bluetooth Antenna LCD Brackets B 4 LCD Module J 1 LCD Panel LCD Coaxial Cable J 6 LCD Hook Bracket Wireless Antenna J 2 J 4 ...

Page 55: ...Chapter 3 47 Removing the Battery Pack 1 Slide the battery latch 2 Then remove the battery pack ...

Page 56: ...e DIMM door 3 Pop out the memory then take out the memory 4 Remove the two screws that secure the MDC modem or modem Bluetooth combo board 5 Remove the MDC board then disconnect the MDC cable and Bluetooth atenna 6 Remove the two screws holding the HDD bezel cover 7 Then pull out the HDD module from the notebook computer ...

Page 57: ...Remove one screw holding the middle cover 4 Use a flat screwdriver to remove the middle cover carefully 5 Remove the three screws that hold the keyboard Then turn over the keyboard 6 Disconnect the keyboard connector then remove the keyboard 7 Remove the two screws that secure the ODD module 8 Then take out the ODD module ...

Page 58: ...50 Chapter 3 9 Remove the two screws that secure the FDD module 10 Disconnect the FDD cable 11 Then take out the ODD module ...

Page 59: ...connect the lid switch cable 4 Disconnect the wireless LAN antenna 5 Pop out the wireless LAN card 6 Disconnect the inverter cable from the main unit 7 Remove the two screws that secure the LCD coaxial cable 8 Then disconnect the LCD coaxial cable 9 Remove the two screws holding the rounting routing plate 10 Then remove the rounting routing plate ...

Page 60: ...that secure the LCD module on one side 15 Then remove another two screws one another side 16 Detach the entire LCD module 17 Remove one screw as picture shows in order to detach upper case assembly 18 Then remove the thirteen screws on the bottom panel 19 Remove one screw on the rear on one side 20 Then remove another screw on another side 21 Detach the upper case assembly carefully ...

Page 61: ...the touchpad cable white from the the touchpad board scroll board 25 Remove the two screws that secure the touchpad board scroll board 26 Then take out the touchpad board scroll board 27 Remove the four screws that secure the thermal module according to order 28 Then remove the thermal module as picture shows 29 Disconnect the two fan cables then take out the thermal module ...

Page 62: ...r screws holding the FDD HDD tray 33 Then remove the FDD HDD tray 34 Disconnect the speaker cable from the main board 35 Remove the two screws that secure the right and left speakers 36 Then take out the speakers 37 Remove the four hexagon screws on the rear as picture shows 38 Then take out the main board ...

Page 63: ...f the Northbridge heat sink 41 Remove the four screws that secure the PCMCIA slot 42 Then detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board 43 Remove the three screws that secure the VGA TV out board 44 Then remove the VGA TV out board 45 Unlock the CPU with a flat screwdriver 46 Then remove the CPU from the CPU socket ...

Page 64: ...olding the LCD bezel 3 Detach the LCD bezel carefully 4 Tear off the tape that fastens the LCD inverter cable and the high voltage cable 5 Disconnect the inverter cable 6 Then disconnect the high voltage cable 7 Remove one screw that secures the Bluetooth antenna 8 Then remove the Bluetooth antenna 9 Remove the three screws on one side ...

Page 65: ...CD from the LCD panel 12 Remove the four screws that secure the LCD hook bracket 13 Remove the LCD hook bracket 14 Remove one screw that secures the left aux wireless LAN antenna 15 Remove one screw that secures the right main wireless LAN antenna 16 Remove the wireless LAN antennas ...

Page 66: ...e right LCD bracket 18 Remove the right LCD bracket 19 Remove another two screws holding the left LCD bracket 20 Remove the left LCD bracket 21 Tear off the tape that fastens the LCD coaxial cable as picture shows 22 Disconnect the LCD coaxial cable ...

Page 67: ...sten the HDD bracket 3 Remove the HDD bezel cover 4 Then remove the HDD bracket as picture shows Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module 1 Remove the two screws holding the right FDD bracket 2 Remove one screw hloding the left FDD bracket 3 Remove one screw hloding the rear FDD bracket as picture shows 4 Remove the FDD bracket Then disconnect the FDD cable ...

Page 68: ...60 Chapter 3 Disassembling the Optical Drive Module 1 Remove the two screws that secure the ODD bracket 2 Then remove the ODD bracket ...

Page 69: ... there are no obviously burned or heated components all components appear normal 5 Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to Symptoms Verified Go To Power failure The power indicator does not go on or stay on Power System Check on page 63 POST does not complete No beep or error codes are indicated Power On Self Test POST Error Message on page 63 Undetermine...

Page 70: ... system board If the error still remains 1 Reconnect the external diskette drive DVD ROM module 2 Replace the external diskette drive CD ROM module 3 Replace the main board External CD ROM Drive Check Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller drive or CD ROM Make sure that the CD ROM does not have any label attached to it The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive...

Page 71: ...e cable connector and repeat the failing operation Memory Check Memory errors might stop system operations show error messages on the screen or hang the system 1 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the doagmpstotics program please refer to main board 2 Go to the diagnostic memory in the test items 3 Press F2 in the test items 4 Follow the instructions in the message window NOTE Make sure ...

Page 72: ... light up replace the battery pack If the charge indicator still does not light up replace the DC DC charger board Touchpad Check If the touchpad doesn t work do the following actions one at a time to correct the problem Do not replace a non defective FRU 1 After rebooting run Tracking Pad PS2 Mode Driver For example run Syn touch driver 2 Run utility with the PS 2 mouse function and check if the ...

Page 73: ...ext possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer If the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 71 The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function NOTE Most of the error messages occur during POST Some of them display information about a hardware device e g the amount of memory installed Others may i...

Page 74: ...n reboot system Real time clock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time then reboot system Main board Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility RTC batter Main baord Invalid System Configuration Data Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility Main board Operating system not found Enter Setup and see if fixed disk an...

Page 75: ...r on indicator turns on and LCD is blank Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 61 Reconnect the LCD connector Hard disk drive LCD cable LCD inverter LCD Main board Power on indicator turns on and LCD is blank But you can see POST on an external CRT Reconnect the LCD connectors LCD cable LCD inverter LCD Main board Power on indicator turns on and a blinking curs...

Page 76: ...emory autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 26h Enable A20 line 28h Autosize DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 215 KB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM fail...

Page 77: ... Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode SMM area 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Bh Load custom defaults optional 6Ch Display shadow area message 6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages 72h Check for configuration errors 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present 80h Di...

Page 78: ...key lock A4h Initialize Typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag B0h Check for errors B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize DMI parameters BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display ...

Page 79: ...BIOS E8h Set Huge Segment E9h Initialize Multi Processor EAh Initialize OEM special code EBh Initialize PIC and DMA ECh Initialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Mode F4h 1 Output one beep before boot F5h Boot to Mini DOS F6h Clea...

Page 80: ... horizontal or vertical lines displayed Reconnect the LCD cable LCD cable LCD Main board Indicator Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence Indicator incorrectly remains off or on but system runs correctly Main board HDD CD ROM active indicators cannot work HDD CD ROM drive Device driver Main board Power Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence Power shuts down during operation P...

Page 81: ...le Main board Check BIOS revision System can power on but you hear two long beeps B B and the LCD is blank Reinsert DIMM DIMM Main board Speaker Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence In Windows multimedia programs no sound comes from the computer OS volume control Audio driver Speaker Main board Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound Speaker Main board Microphone cannot work Aud...

Page 82: ...tility to execute Load Setup defaults then reboot system Reconnect hard disk CD ROM drives FDD or other peripherals Main board External display does not work correctly Press Fn F5 LCD CRT Both display switching Keyboard Main board USB does not work correctly Main board Print problems Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then reboot the system Run printer self test Printer driv...

Page 83: ...ns see Undetermined Problems on page 80 Modem LAN Related Symptoms Symptom Error Action in Sequence Internal modem does not work correctly Phone cable Driver Reconnect the Internal modem cable to the main board tightly Main board Internal LAN does not work correctly Lan cable Driver Main board ...

Page 84: ... for platform procs 20 or EC BIOS file found errors in command line parameters 21 or EB Part ID not found in table of supported parts 22 or EA Allocation for BIOS ROM image failed 23 or E9 Open failed on BIOS ROM file 24 or E8 Read failed on BIOS ROM file 25 or E7 Copy to REAL to EXTENDED memory buffer failed 26 or E6 File Close failed on BIOS WPH 27 or E5 Cannot flash if Memory Managers e g EMM 3...

Page 85: ...er failed to allocate memory 131 Different format of block descriptor was found or block descriptor was damaged 132 Invalid block attributes 133 Improper save restore order detected in the block descriptor table 134 Different format of block descriptor was found or block size is invalid 135 Different format of block descriptor was found or block offset is invalid 136 Invalid Different format of bl...

Page 86: ...age file 179 Cannot find file ROM MOD 180 Cannot find system MOD 181 The input file cannot be found Valid file name must be specified to continue 182 Error Backup file is not specified Please specify backup file name to save current system BIOS 183 The backup BIOS file has the same name as the BIOS file The two file names must be different 184 Disk write protected error 185 There is not enough dis...

Page 87: ...tatic discharge or software errors FRU replacement should be considered only when a recurring problem exists When analyzing an intermittent problem do the following 1 Run the diagnostic test for the system board in loop mode at least 10 times 2 If no error is detected do not replace any FRU 3 If any error is detected replace the FRU Rerun the test to verify that there are no more errors ...

Page 88: ...the failure is operating correctly See Power System Check on page 61 1 Power off the computer 2 Visually check them for damage If any problems are found replace the FRU 3 Remove or disconnect all of the following devices T Non Acer devices T Printer mouse and other external devices T Battery pack T Hard disk drive T DIMM T PC Cards 4 Power on the computer 5 Determine if the problem has changed 6 I...

Page 89: ... NAPP CD Recovery CD and System CD 2 Put NAPP CD into the optical drive Then boot up the system 3 The system will ask you if you want to build NAPP Master HDD Please press any key to continue 4 NAPP CD will start to preload the system please click Y 5 Select CD to Disk Revocery ...

Page 90: ... to create image files to the system you do not have to put the Recovery CD to the optical drive in order Place one Recovery CD to the drive at one time till you finish all Recovery CDs After you place the Recovery CD to the optical drive you will see the display below ...

Page 91: ...Chapter 4 83 7 Then insert the System CD to the optical drive 8 You will see the screen displaying PASS when the system has buit NAPP Master hard disc drive ...

Page 92: ...APP CD Recovery CD and System CD 2 Put NAPP CD into the optical drive Then boot up the system 3 The system will ask you if you want to build NAPP Master HDD Please press any key to continue 4 NAPP CD will start to preload the system please click Y ...

Page 93: ...anguages Recovery not more than five languages could be loaded to the system 6 Put the Recovery CD to the optical drive This step is to create image files to the system you do not have to put the Recovery CD to the optical drive in order Place one Recovery CD to the drive at one time till you finish all Recovery CDs ...

Page 94: ...86 Chapter 4 After you place the Recovery CD to the optical drive you will see the display below 7 Then insert the System CD to the optical drive ...

Page 95: ...Chapter 4 87 8 You will see the screen displaying PASS when the system has buit NAPP Master hard disc drive ...

Page 96: ...88 Chapter 4 ...

Page 97: ...2 16 FAN2 Connector 5 LED Board Connector 17 ODD Connector 6 External USB Ports 2 18 Mini PCI Connector 7 TV Out Port 19 Internal Speaker Connector 8 IEEE 1394 Port 20 HDD Connector 9 LAN Connector 21 FIR 10 Power Jack 22 RJ11 Modem Connector 11 FDD Connector 23 Microphone in Connector 12 Internal USB Port 24 Headphone out Connector Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5 ...

Page 98: ... Bottom View 1 PCMCIA Connector Parallel Connector 6 MDC Board Connector 2 External Display Connector 7 MDC Board Connector 3 Parallel Connector 8 Battery Connector 4 Memory Socket1 9 Reset Switch 5 Memory Sockets ...

Page 99: ...web or channel For whatever reasons a part number change is made it will not be noted on the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machi...

Page 100: ...92 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram The Base LCD 14 1 15 0 ...

Page 101: ...Chapter 6 93 Main Board Module ...

Page 102: ...94 Chapter 6 Top NOTE Some part numbers appear on the exploded diagram are vendor s part number Please refer to the FRU list for Acer part number ...

Page 103: ...12 ASSY LCD MODULE 14 1 QDI QDI141LH12 FOR WIRELESS ASSY LCD MODULE 14 1 AU B141XG05 ASSY LCD MODULE 14 1 AU B141XG05 FOR WIRELESS ASSY LCD MODULE 15 0 QDI QDI150XL06 01 ASSY LCD MODULE 15 0 QDI QDI150XL06 01 FOR WIRELESS ASSY LCD MODULE 15 0 AU B150XG01 V2 ASSY LCD MODULE 15 0 AU B150XG01 V2 FOR WIRELESS ASSY LCD MODULE 15 0 CPT CLAA150XH01 S ASSY LCD MODULE 15 0 CPT CLAA150XH01 S FOR WIRELESS AS...

Page 104: ... LCD BEZEL 14 1 LCD BEZEL 15 60 A10V7 003 60 A10V7 004 LCD COAXIAL CABLE LCD 15 IN XGA COAXIAL CABLE 50 A10V7 006 50 A17V7 004 FDD Floppy Disk Drive FDD MODULE PANASONIC JU 226A273FC 6M A10V7 010 FDD DRIVE PANASONIC JU 226A273FC KF 22602 002 FDD FPC CABLE FOR PANASONIC 50 A10V7 005 FDD BEZEL FOR PANASONIC 42 A10V7 014 Picture Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 105: ...002 KH 04007002 KH 06007002 KH 06007 003 KH 02004 001 KH 33004 001 KH 34004 001 KH 36004 001 KH 06004 001 KH 03006 002 HDD BEZEL 42 A10V7 015 HDD BRACKET 33 A10V7 007 Optical Drive Combo Drive CD ROM MODULE 24X QSI SCR 242EA5E DVD ROM MODULE 8X QSI SDR 083E05E DVD CDRW COMBO MODULE 24X QSI SBW 242E05E DVD CDRW COMBO MODULE 24X LITE ON LSC 24082K DVD CDRW COMBO MODULE 24X TEAC DW 224E 92 DVD RW MOD...

Page 106: ... QSI DVD CDRW BEZEL FOR LITE ON DVD CDRW BEZEL FOR TEAC DVD RW BEZEL FOR TEAC DVD RW BEZEL FOR PIONEER DVD CDRW BEZEL FOR PANASONIC DVD DUAL BEZEL FOR PIONEER DVD DUAL BEZEL FOR KME 42 A10V7 005 42 A10V7 007 42 A10V7 009 42 A10V7 010 42 A10V7 011 42 A10V7 012 42 A10V7 013 42 A17V7 002 42 A17V7 003 42 A17V7 004 OPTICAL DEVICE BRACKET 33 A10V7 005 Cables POWER CORD US 3 PIN POWER CORD EU 3 PIN POWER...

Page 107: ... 54 T23V7 002 WIRELESS LAN CARD 802 11g WNC RM8 54 A17V7 001 LAUNCH BOARD 55 A10V7 001 TOUCHPAD BOARD 55 A10V7 002 TV OUT BOARD VGA BOARD 64M VGA BOARD 128M 55 A10V7 003 55 A10V7 004 55 A10V7 005 TOUCHPAD 56 A10V7 001 nVIDIA 448 NV 18M 64MB AGP CARD nVIDIA 5700 NV 36M 64MB AGP CARD 55 A17V7 001 55 A17V7 002 PCMCIA slot PC card slot PCMCIA SLOT 22 A10V1 001 Adapter Picture Partname And Description ...

Page 108: ... BATTERY SIMPLO LI ION 8CELL PANASONIC 916 2540 BT A1003 002 BT A1007 001 Case Cover Bracket Assembly MIDDLE COVER W NAME PLATE 42 A17V7 001 DIMM DOOR 42 A10V7 002 LOWER CASE W SPEAKER 60 A17V7 001 UPPER CASE W TOUCHPAD FPC 60 A17V7 002 HINGE COVER R 42 A10V7 003 HINGE COVER L 42 A10V7 004 ROUNTING PLATE 33 A10V7 001 Picture Partname And Description Part Number ...

Page 109: ... JME SWISS G KEYBOARD JME SPANISH KEYBOARD JME PORTUGUESE KEYBOARD JME ARABIC KEYBOARD JME BELGIUM KEYBOARD JME SWEDEN KEYBOARD JME CZECH KEYBOARD JME HUNGAIAN KEYBOARD JME NORWAY KEYBOARD JME DANISH KEYBOARD JME TURKISH KEYBOARD JME CANADIAN FRENCH KEYBOARD JME BRAZILIAN PROTUGESE KEYBOARD JME RUSSIAN KEYBOARD JME TRADITIONAL CHINESE KEYBOARD JME THAI KB A1005 001 KB A1005 002 KB A1005 003 KB A10...

Page 110: ...3L NI NYLOK 86 A03V7 012 SCREW M1 7 5 86 A10V7 001 SCREW M1 6 3 0 NI 86 A10V7 002 SCREW M2 0 2 0 BZN 86 A10V7 003 SCREW M2 4L NI NYLOK 86 A10V7 004 SCREW M2 7L NI NYLOK 86 A10V7 005 SCREW M2 5 7L BNI NYLOK 86 A10V7 006 SCREW M2 5 3L BNI NYLOK 86 A10V7 007 SCREW M2 5 3L NI NYLOK 86 A10V7 008 SCREW M2 4L BZN NYLOK 86 A10V7 009 SCREW M2 5 5L NI NYLOK 86 A10V7 010 SCREW M2 5 6L NI NYLOK 86 A10V7 011 S...

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Page 112: ...DD Dummy Athlon 64 3000 82W 15 0 XGA 24x Combo N A DDR333 2x256MB 40GB NV 18M 64MB N A 1511 LMi Athlon 64 3000 82W 15 0 XGA 4x DVD Dual 4 in 1 DDR333 2x256MB 60GB NV 36M 64MB 11g 1513LMi Athlon 64 3400 82W 15 0 XGA 4x DVD Dual 4 in 1 DDR333 2x256MB 60GB NV 36M 64MB 11g Model Definition and Configuration Appendix A ...

Page 113: ...d under Windows XP Home environment Refer to the following lists for components adapter cards and peripherals which have passed these tests Regarding configuration combination and test procedures please refer to the Aspire 1510 Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department Test Compatible Components Appendix B ...

Page 114: ...912 LCD Acer AL 1931 LCD Acer AL506 LCD Acer AL511 LCD Acer AL1511 LCD Acer AL 1513 LCD Acer AL 1515 LCD Acer AL 1521 LCD Acer AL 533 LCD Fujitsu SIEMENS B15 1 LCD PHILIPS 150X LCD SAMSUNG 152T LCD View Sonic VX500 LCD Acer AL 712 LCD Acer AL 715 LCD Acer AL 1711 LCD Acer AL 1713 LCD Acer AL 1714 LCD Acer AL 1715 LCD Acer AL 1721 LCD Acer AL 732 LCD Acer AL 1751W LCD Belne 10 17 30 LCD Fujitsu SIE...

Page 115: ...UFFALO Tough conect Network Billionton 10 100 Base TX 32bit Fast Ethernet SCSI Adaptec SlimSCSI APA 1460D Card Adaptec SlimSCSI 1480A CardBus UltraSCSI Card LAN Modem Card Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10 100 Modem 56 Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 100 Modem 56 ATA Card PCMCIA IDE ATAPI Controller FLASH 32MB Microdrive IBM 1GMB Microdrive Click IOMEGA Clik PC CARD DRIVE 1394 CardBus Card VST FireWi...

Page 116: ...RW 70 I O USB 2 0 DVD CD RW Pioneer DVR 104 Ricoh MP5125A I O USB 2 0 Cable Mini LinQ USB 2 0 File transfer Cable I O USB 2 0 Printer HP 3425 Printer I O USB 2 0 Handy Drive Apacer USB Drive 256MB SanDisk USB Drive 256MB BenQ USB Drive 256MB I O USB Keyboard Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro SILITEK K B SK 6000 NMB K B ZIPPY USB K B WK 610 I O USB Keypad LUNARIS TK LU2BSV I O USB Wireless Keyboard M...

Page 117: ...et 5200c I O USB Speaker Philips USB Speaker dss330 Philips USB Speaker DIGITAL Speaker System I O USB Hub PCI_ USB HUB UH 400 USB HUB NET UH 124 I O USB to serial adapter USB to serial Adapter UB 75 I O USB Gamepad Microsoft Sidewider Precision Pro Logitech WingMan FORMULA FORCE Logitech WingMan GAMEPAD EXTREME I O USB Card Reader CARRY 6 in 1 card reader Pro Compact Flash Card Reader Iwill 6 in ...

Page 118: ...110 Appendix B Audio Jacks microphone Labtec Verse 504 Alwa Mini Microphone No Brand Item Specifications ...

Page 119: ...l of Acer s Notebook Desktop and Server models including T Service guides for all models T User s manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T TABs Technical Announcement Bulletin For these purposes we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem free downloading of our technical material Also contained on this website are T Detailed information...

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