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Acer Aspire 1800, Service Manual

The Acer Aspire 1800 is a versatile laptop offering a seamless user experience. Packed with powerful features, this device is perfect for both work and play. Enhance your understanding of its functionalities with the (Portuguese) Manual Do Utilizador, available for free download at 88.208.23.73:8080.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

System Specifications 

1

Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Indicators   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Embedded Numberic Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Touchpad  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Launch Keys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Hardware Specifications and Configurations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Chapter 2

System Utilities 

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BIOS Setup Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
Advanced   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Exit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Chapter 3

Machine Disassembly and Replacement 

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General Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Disassemble the Battery and HDD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Disassemble the Wireless   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Disassemble the Modem Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Disassemble the RAM and ODD   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Disassemble the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Disassemble the Panel Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Disassemble the Bluetooth and Cables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Disassemble the Cables, Touchpad and CD-Player   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Disassemble the Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Disassemble the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Disassemble the System Fan and Mainboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Disassemble the LCD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting 

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System Check Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

External Diskette Drive Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
External CD-ROM Drive Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Memory Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Power System Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Check the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Display Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Sound Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

PhoenixBIOS POST Tasks and Beep Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Terminal POST Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
POST Task Routines   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Summary of Contents for Aspire 1800

Page 1: ...Aspire 1800 Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN NOTE Service CD P N VD A18V5 001 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 1800 service guide D ate Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...pect to the contents 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 an...

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: ...the Modem Card 46 Disassemble the RAM and ODD 46 Disassemble the Keyboard 47 Disassemble the Panel Module 47 Disassemble the Bluetooth and Cables 48 Disassemble the Cables Touchpad and CD Player 48 Disassemble the Card Reader 49 Disassemble the Speaker 49 Disassemble the System Fan and Mainboard 50 Disassemble the LCD Module 50 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 52 System Check Procedures 53 External Diske...

Page 8: ...h Pad Board 66 Clear CMOS 67 Chapter 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 68 Exploded Diagram 69 Aspire 1800 Parts 71 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 83 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 84 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Environment Test 85 Appendix C Online Support Information 88 ...

Page 9: ... integrated 802 11b g solution Memory T DDR I T 256MB of DDR 333 T Upgradeable to 2GB Memory by Dual channels of SODIMM Display T 17 widescreen WXGA color TFT LCD with 1400x900 pixel resolution 16 7 million colours T 16 10 aspect ratio T External resolution refresh rate T 2040x1536 75 77 66 60 Hz T 1920x1440 85 75 60 Hz T 1920 1200 100 85 80 75 72 60 Hz T 1600x1200 120 100 92 85 76 75 72 70 66 65 ...

Page 10: ... T 40 60 80 GB ATA 100 hard disc drive T 5 in1 card reader supporting MultiMedia Card MMC Secure Digital SD SmartMedia xD and Memory Stick PCMCIA T PC Card Carbus card supported with one type II or one type III Communication T 56Kbps V 90 V 92 AC Link modem card MDC T 10 100M LAN or Giga LAN option on board T WLAN 802 11b g with Mini PCI interface T TV tuner with USB interface option T Swappable w...

Page 11: ...lot one type II T MCE receiver with USB outside device option T Kensington Lock Battery T 8 cells high drained Li Ion 18650 size main battery pack with 59Wh 2000 mAh per cell T Supports 45 min operation time IOMP T Instant on supported CD Player buttons in front of system system can also be power on CD Player all function by the remote control ...

Page 12: ...4 Chapter 1 Block Diagram ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 5 Mainboard Placement Top View Rear View ...

Page 14: ... JP8 TOUCH PAD CONN JP32 HDD CONN JP9 KEYBOARD CONN JP33 TV TUNER CONN JP11 SPEAKER CONN PCN1 AC IN CONN JP12 SUBWOOFER CONN PCN2 BATTERY CONN JP13 CRT CONN SW1 LID SWITCH JP14 TV OUT CONN SW2 E MAIL BTN JP15 RJ 11 RJ 45 CONN SW3 USER BTN1 JP16 18 19 21 USB CONN SW4 USER BTN2 JP20 CPU SOCKET SW5 INTERNET BTN JP22 MDC CONN U35 NORTH BRIDGE JP23 1394 CONN U21 SOUTH BRIDGE JP24 LINE OUT CONN U39 VGA ...

Page 15: ...used applications 4 Keyboard Full size keyboard for inputting typed data 5 Built in Microphone For recording audio on the computer 6 Touchpad Touch sensitive pad that functions like a computer mouse 7 Click buttons and 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 rig...

Page 16: ...7 Stop Press to stop playing the audio track or video file 8 Play Pause Press to start playing the audio track or video file Press again to pause 9 Backward Press to skip backward to the previous track or video file and start playing 10 Forward Press to skip forward to the next track or video file and start playing 11 Power indicator Lights when the computer is on 12 Battery charge indicator Light...

Page 17: ...accepts CDs or DVDs depending on the optical drive type 5 N A Optical disc read indicator Light emitting diode LED that indicates when an optical disc is being read 6 N A Optical drive eject button Press the eject button to remove a disc from the optical drive 7 N A Optical drive emergency eject hole Used to eject an optical disc when the computer is turned off 8 5 in 1 Card Reader Supports T E Me...

Page 18: ... eject button to remove a PC card from the PC card slot 2 PC card slot Type II PC card supports PCMCIA or CardBus 3 IEEE 1394 Port Connects IEEE 1394 devices 4 USB Ports USB 2 0 ports 5 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices e g infrared printer IR aware computer etc ...

Page 19: ...ts the computer to the 10 100 1000 Ethernet network 3 Modem Jack Connects the built in fax data modem to a phone line 4 External display port Connects an external VGA monitor 5 Ventilation slot Enables the computer to stay cool even after prolonged use 6 Kensington lock slot For attaching a security device 7 DC in jack Connect the AC power adapter ...

Page 20: ...mory compartment Removable cover provides access to the 3 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack 4 Battery pack The computer s removable battery 5 Hard disk bay Removable cover provides access to the computer s hard drive 6 Sub Woofer Outputs low mid range audio ...

Page 21: ...the status of the computer and its componetns The three indicators located above the keyboard provide the following status information NOTE The keypad lock must be turned on to use the embedded numeric keypad Icon Item Description Caps Lock activity Lights when Caps Lock is activated Num Lock activiy Lights when Num Lock is activated Media activity Lights when the hard disk or optical drive is act...

Page 22: ...Power mode Lights green when the computer is on and lights orange when the computer is in standby mode and lights flashing orange when the computer is in hibernation Battery mode Lights green when the battery is fully charged and lights orange when the battery is in charged and lights flashing orange when the battry power is low ...

Page 23: ...gle on and off by pressing the Fn F12 keys simultaneously 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 tkeys simultaneously Scroll lock When Scroll Lock is...

Page 24: ...n also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions Tab Activates the next Taskbar button E Opens the My Computer window F1 opens Help and Support F opens the Find All Files dialog box M minimizes all windows j Windows icon M undoes the minimize all windows action R opens the Run dialog box Application key This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button it opens the ap...

Page 25: ...e toggle Switches the power management scheme used by the computer function available if supported by operating system Fn F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode Fn F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both the display screen and external monitor Fn F6 Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power Press any key ...

Page 26: ...18 Chapter 1 Euro key Your computer supports the new Euro currency character First hold down the Alt Gr key and then press the Euro key ...

Page 27: ...he touchpad as follows T Slide your finger over the surface of the touchpad to control the movement of the cursor Tap the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions T Press the left 1 and right 3 buttons to perform selection and execution 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...

Page 28: ...d will not increase the touchpad s responsiveness Drag Click and hold Then slide your finger across the touchpad to drag the cursor over the selection Tap twice quickly On the second tap slide your finger across the touchpad to drag the cursor over the selection Access context menu Click once Scroll Click and hold the up down left right button Function Left Button Righ Button 4 Way Scroll Way Tap ...

Page 29: ...aunch the Internet browser Key 3 and key 4 start the Launch Manager application The first four launch keys can be set by the user To set the launch keys run the Acer Launch Manager Description e Launches your email application P User programmable Web browser Internet browser application Mail Email application Wireless communication Lights to indicate the status of wireless LAN optional communicati...

Page 30: ...ntroller Built in CPU Cache size 1MB 1st level cache control Always enabled 2nd level cache control Always enabled Cache scheme control Always enabled System Memory Item Specification Memory controller Intel Grantsdale 915P MCH Memory size 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB DIMM socket number 2 slots Supports memory size per slot 1024MB Supports maximum memory size 2GB by two 1024MB SO DIMM module Supports DIM...

Page 31: ...rotocol V 90 V 92 AC Link modem card MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Specification Vendor Model Name Toshiba 40G MK4025GAS Toshiba 60G MK6025GAS Toshiba 80G MK8025GAS Fujitsu MHT2060AT Fujitsu MHT2080AT Seagate ST94019A Capacity MB 40000 60000 80000 60000 80000 40000 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 512 512 512 Data heads 2 3 4 3 4 2 Driv...

Page 32: ...mpliant Applicable disc format DVD DVD ROM DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD R 3 95G 4 7G DVD RAM 2 6G 4 7G DVD RW CD CD Audio CD ROM mode 1 and mode 2 CD ROM XA mode2 form 1 and form 2 CD RW Photo CD Video CD Enhanced Music CD CD TEXT Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V 5 Audio Interface Item Specification Audio Controller Realtek ALC250 AC97 Codec Audio onboard or optional Built in Mono or Stereo Stereo Re...

Page 33: ...card type Type II Number of slots One type II Access location Right Side Supports ZV Zoomed Video port No Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes System Board Major Chips Item Controller System core logic Intel Grantsdale 915P and ICH6 Super I O controller SMSC 47N217 LPC interface Audio controller Realtek ALC250 Codec Video controller ATI M24P Hard disk drive controller ICH6 Keyboard controller ENE KB910 RTC...

Page 34: ...tery Item Specification Vendor model name Panasonic Sanyo Battery Type Li ion Pack capacity 60Wh Cell voltage 3 7V cell 2000mAh High discharge rate Number of battery cell 8 Package configuration Pin 1 Pin 2 BATT Battery Battery Positive Terminal Pin 3 ID Identify Pin Note 1 Pin 4 B I Battery In Pin Pin 5 TS Connect to Thermister Pin 6 SMD SMBus data interface I O pin Pin 7 SMC SMBus clock interfac...

Page 35: ...ide range 10Vdc 20Vdc 2 Brightness adjustment by PWM burst mode 3 Automatic brightness compensation for input voltage variation 4 Output over voltage protection 5 Output shorted circuit protection 6 Abnormal input 22 29Vdc without safety issues ...

Page 36: ...nal 0 0 5 0 8 V Low level 10 Limited lamp maximum current DAC BRIG 0 3 3 V Note 2 11 PWM signal Note 4 INV_PWM 142 150 158 Hz PWM signal frequency 3 0 3 3 3 6 V PWM signal amplitude 30 100 12 Lamp current over shoot I zero PK 20 Line transient 10 8V to 21V 100us and turn on transient 13 Current Waveform factor 1 27 1 56 Multipl e or 10 14 Unbalance Rate 15 0 15 Mulitpl e 15 Turn off current Hight ...

Page 37: ...should pass human body safety test 8 Inverter should be no smoking by any component open short test 9 Transformer voltage stress should not be over 85 under any condition turn on overshoot transient and line transient 10 Inverter should without acoustic at 10cm distance Thermal All components on inverter board should follow below rules 1 Component using conditions component stress must be within c...

Page 38: ... 3 3 Supply voltage for LCD backlight Vrms 785 785 730 735 735 AC Adapter Item Specification Vendor model name Delta ADP 150CB B PFC 3 pin Lite On NB Adapter PA 1151 08CA 19V 3 pins 150W Input Requirements Maximum input current A 100Vac full load 1 8A max 3 5A 100Vac and 240 Vac Nominal frequency Hz 47 63 Frequency variation range Hz 47 63 Nominal voltages Vrms 90 264 Inrush current The maximum in...

Page 39: ... Management ACPI Mode Power Management Mech Off G3 All devices in the system are turned off completely Soft Off G2 S5 OS initiated shutdown All devices in the system are turned off completely Working G0 S0 Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disk may be power managed in this state Sleeping State S3 CPU Power Down VGA Power Down PCMCIA Suspend Audio Power Down Hard Disk Power Down Super I O...

Page 40: ...ators Switch Power switch Lid switch User define switch 1 2 Wireless ON OFF switch Memory Address Map Memory Address Size Function 000E0000h 000FFFFFh 128KB System BIOS 000C0000h 000CFFFFh 64KB VGA BIOS 000A0000h 000BFFFFh 128KB Video memory VRAM 00000000h 0009FFFFh 640KB Conventional memory I O Address Map I O Address Function 0000 001F Direct memory access controller 0000 0CF7 PCI bus 0010 001F ...

Page 41: ...rt 0279 0279 ISAPNP Read Data Port 2F8 2FF SMC IrCC Fast Infrared Port 03B0 03BB ATI mobility Radon X600 3B0 3BB Intel R 915G P GV PCI Express Root Port 2581 03C0 03DF ATI mobility Radon X600 3C0 3DF Intel R 915 P GV PCI Express Root Port 2581 03F6 03F6 Primary IDE Channel 04D0 04D1 Motherboard resources 6F8 6FF SMC IrCC Fast Infrared Port 0A79 0A79 ISAPNP Read Data Port 0D00 FFFF PCI bus 1000 107...

Page 42: ...M SMBus Controlle 266A IRQ16 ATI Mobility Radeon X600 ENE CB 1410 851 Cardbus Controller Intel R 82801FB FBM USB Universal Host Controller 265B Intel R 915G P GV PCI Express Root Port 2581 IRQ17 Realtek AC 97 Aduio IRQ18 Intel R 82801FB FBM USB Universal Host Controller 265A IRQ19 Intel R 82801FB FBM USB Universal Host Controller 2659 IRQ20 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE1394 Host Controller...

Page 43: ... parameter press p or q 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 p...

Page 44: ...tem VGA BIOS Version This field reports the VGA version of the system Serial Number This item will show the Serial number of system Asset Tag Number This item will show the Asset Tag number of the system Product Name This field will show product name Manufacture Name This field will show manufacturer name UUID This number only valid when there is an internal LAN device presents otherwise zero will...

Page 45: ...ced for power saving when adaptor has been removed from the system When this is not selected brightness of the LCD will remain the same after adaptor has been removed from the system Network Boot When this is selected Boot from LAN feature is enabled When this is not selected Boot from LAN feature is then disabled F12 Boot Menu When this is selected users can modify device boot priority by pressin...

Page 46: ... O address and IRQ for Infrared port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 DMA Setting for Fast IR Sets a DMA channel for the printer to operate in ECP mode This parameter is enabled only if Mode is set to ECP DMA1 DMA3 Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item specific Help Infrared Port FIR Enabled Base I O address IRQ 2F8 IRQ 3 Disabled DMA channel ...

Page 47: ... this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access Length No more than 8 characters Characters 0 9 A Z not case sensitive Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the administrator password When set this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access Primary Harddisk Security Disabled Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Securi...

Page 48: ...defined in this group happened The following sub options are all requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user password was used to enter setup Allows the user to specify whether or not a password is required to boot Check Uncheck Parameter Description Option ...

Page 49: ...o Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item specific Help Boot priority order 1 IDE 0 TOSHIBA MK6025GAS PM 2 IDE1 QSI DVDRW SDW 042 PS 3 PCI LAN 4 USB FDC Keys used to view or Configure devices Up and Down arrows Select a device Press press F6 to move it up the List or F5 to move it down the list Press Esc to escape the menu F1 Help np Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup...

Page 50: ...es Allows the user to discard previous changes in CMOS Setup Save Changes This item will allow you to save your settings Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit utility without saving Setup data to CMOS Load Setup Defaults Load default val...

Page 51: ... preventing electrostatic discharge T small phillips screwdriver T flat head screwdriver T Phillips 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...

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: ... battery away from the system 2 Then remove the battery pack 3 Remove the two screws to release the hard drive door Then take it away 4 With a flat screwdriver to push the HDD outward then pull it out from the system 5 Remove the two screws located on each side 6 Take the Hard disk unit from the carrier Disassemble the Wireless 1 Remove the one screw to release the Wireless door 2 Take the wireles...

Page 54: ...RAM door 2 Detach the RAM door 3 Press outward the both side tabs to release the Memory then pull it out 4 Remove the one screw to release the ODD door 5 Push the ODD bracket from the ODD rear to push it outward from the system 6 Then pull the ODD out from the system 7 Remove the four screws to detach the ODD module 8 Detach the ODD bracket from the position 9 Eject the ODD tray 10 Remove the one ...

Page 55: ...o shows here 3 Remove the three screws to release the keyboard 4 Press the tabs on both side to disconnect the keyboard cable from mainboard Then take it away 5 Tear the tape then pull the antenna cables thought the hole to the up case Disassemble the Panel Module 1 Remove the four screws located on the top case 2 Then remove the two screws on the rear of the system 3 Detach the panel module away ...

Page 56: ...ase Touchpad and CD Player 1 Remove the one screw located as highlight on the top case 2 Remove the fourteen screws located on the base 3 Detach the top case out from the system 4 Pull up the tabs on both side to disconnect the CD Player flat flexible cable from the CD Player board 5 Pull the tabs on both side forward to disconnect the touchpad cable from the mainboard 6 Remove the two screws to r...

Page 57: ...d then take the touchpad from the top case Disassemble the Card Reader 1 Remove the two screws to remove the card reader board 2 Then detach the card reader board from the top case 3 Disconnect the cable from the card reader board Disassemble the Speaker 1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the mainboard 2 Disconnect the sub woofer cable from the mainboard 3 Remove the two screws to detach the sub ...

Page 58: ...lease the mainboard from the case 6 Disconnect the fan cable from the position 7 Remove the three screws to release the fan 8 Detach the fan from the mainboard 9 Remove the three screws to release the base case fan 10 Then detach the fan from the base Disassemble the LCD Module 1 Remove the four screws on the other side to release the LCD front bezel 2 Detach the front bezel from the LCD panel 3 D...

Page 59: ...t from the LCD module 8 Take the entire LCD panel out from the top cover 9 Remove the four screws to detach the bracket 10 Then take the LCD bracket from the panel 11 Remove another four screws to release the bracket 12 Then detach the bracket out from the LCD Panel 13 Tear the tapes as video guides you from the LCD wire set cable and disconnect it from the panel ...

Page 60: ...alled on the hard disk Operating systems that were not preinstalled by Acer can cause malfunction make sure all optional equipment is removed from the computer make sure the floppy disk is empty 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 POST does not com...

Page 61: ...isolate the problem to a controller drive or CD ROM DVD 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 to fail Do the following to select the test device 1 Insert an audio CD into the CD DVD drive If the CD DVD drive can read the data from the audio CD The drive does not have problem then go to next step If the CD...

Page 62: ...ing operation Memory Check Memory errors might stop system operations show error messages on the screen or hang the system Currently we do not provide memory test program However if you need to check memory but have no testing program or diagonositc utility at hand please go to http www passmark com to download the shareware BurnIn Test V 3 0 You may test the memory with this program under Window ...

Page 63: ...n the range do the following T Replace the main board T If the problem is not corrected see Undetermined Problems T If the voltage is not correct go to the next step NOTE An audible noise from the power adapter does not always indicate a defect 3 If the DC IN indicator does not light up check the power cord of the power adapter for correct continuity and installation 4 If the operational charge do...

Page 64: ...ouse is working 3 If the PS 2 mouse does not work then check if the main board to switch board FPC is connected well 4 If the main board to switch board FPC is connected well then check if the touch pad FPC connects to the main board properly 5 If there is still an error after you have connected the touch pad FPC to the main board properly then replace the touch pad or touch pad FPC The touch pad ...

Page 65: ...to an appropriate level 1 Try different audio sources For example employ audio CD and ditital music file to determine whether the fault is in the speaker system or not If not all sources have sound problem the problem is in the source devices If all have the same problem continue next step 2 Connect a set of earphone or external speakers If these devices work fine go to next step If not then the m...

Page 66: ...Some mainboards are equipped with a seven segment LED display that displays the current vaule of port 80h For production boards which do not contain the LED display you can purchase an installable Port 80h card that performs the same function If the BIOS detects a terminal error condition it issues a terminal error beep code See following attemps to display the error code on upper left conrner of ...

Page 67: ...st point error writes the error to port 80h attempts to initialize the video and writes the error in the upper left corner of the screen using both mono and color adapters The routine derives the beep code from the test point error as follows 1 The 8 bit error code is broken down to four 2 bit groups 2 Each group is made one based 1 through 4 by adding 1 3 Short beeps are generated for the number ...

Page 68: ... local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt C...

Page 69: ...t extended memory address lines 64h Jump to UserPatch1 66h Configure advanced cache registers 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h 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 ...

Page 70: ...Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check 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 ...

Page 71: ...very boot E6h Checksum BIOS ROM E7h Go to 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...

Page 72: ...Chapter 5 64 Card Reader Board Top View Item Description JP1 Taisol 5 PIN Conn JP2 5 IN1 B M B Conn ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˣ ʳ ˢ ʳˈ ˡ ʳ ˢˡˡˁʳ ˣ ʳ ˈ ˡ ʳ ˢʳˠ ʳ ˢˡˡʳ Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5 ...

Page 73: ...65 Chapter 5 Rear View Item Description JP27 Mini PCI Connector JP29 DDR SODIMM Socket U40 BIOS ROM U45 Cardbus Controller ˣ ʳ ˢ ʳˈ ˡ ʳ ˢˡˡˁʳ ˣ ʳ ˈ ˡ ʳ ˢʳˠ ʳ ˢˡˡʳ ...

Page 74: ...l Left SW5 Scroll Down SW6 Scroll Right Item Description JP1 TP B To Click B Conn ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳˇʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ˣ ʳˈʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ˢ ˡ ʳˆʳ ʳ ʳ ʳˉʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˣ ʳ ˣ ʳ ˢʳ ʳ ˢˡˡˁʳ ʳ ʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳˇʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ʳ ʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ˣ ʳˈʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ˢ ˡ ʳˆʳ ʳ ʳ ʳˉʳ ˢ ʳ ʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˠʳ ˣ ˢˡʳ ˣ ʳ ˣ ʳ ˢʳ ʳ ˢˡˡˁʳ ʳ ʳ ...

Page 75: ...67 Chapter 5 Clear CMOS ...

Page 76: ...e 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 machines NOTE To scrap or to return the defective parts you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how to dispose it properly or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it...

Page 77: ...69 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram ...

Page 78: ...Chapter 6 70 ...

Page 79: ...N 8 CELLS 4S2P 2 0AH SANYO UR18650H BT A2903 001 BATTERY LI ION 8 CELLS 4S2P 2 0AH PANASONIC CGR18650CA BATTERY LI ION 8 CELLS 4S2P 2 0AH PANASONIC CGR18650CA BT A2905 001 BOARD MODEM BOARD AMBIT T60M283 10 MODEM BOARD AMBIT T60M283 10 54 A29V5 001 MINI PCI WIRELESS BOARD 802 11b g FOXCONN MINI PCI WIRELESS BOARD 802 11b g FOXCONN 54 A29V5 002 BLUETOOTH CARD WNC 81 BU513001 BT ANT BLUETOOTH CARD W...

Page 80: ... POWER CORD UK 3PIN 27 A29V5 003 POWER CORD AUS 3PIN POWER CORD AUS 3PIN 27 A29V5 004 POWER CORD CHINA 3PIN POWER CORD CHINA 3PIN 27 A29V5 005 POWER CORD DENMARK 3PIN POWER CORD DENMARK 3PIN 27 A29V5 006 POWER CORD ITALY 3PIN POWER CORD ITALY 3PIN 27 A29V5 007 POWER CORD SWISS 3PIN POWER CORD SWISS 3PIN 27 A29V5 008 POWER CORD KOREA 3PIN POWER CORD KOREA 3PIN 27 A29V5 009 POWER CORD SOUTH AFRICA 3...

Page 81: ...0 INTEL PRECOTT 3 GHZ 1MB L2 800 FSB HT 530 PRECOTT 3 GHZ 1MB L2 800 FSB HT LGA775 SL7E4 D 0 STEPPING KC D0001 530 INTEL PRECOTT 3 2GHZ 1MB L2 800 FSB HT 540 PRECOTT 3 2GHZ 1MB L2 800 FSB HT LGA775 SL7J7 D 0 STEPPING KC D0001 540 INTEL PRECOTT 3 4GHZ 1MB L2 800 FSB HT 550 PRECOTT 3 4GHZ 1MB L2 800 FSB HT LGA775 SL7J8 D 0 STEPPING KC D0001 550 COMBO DRIVE DVD CDRW COMBO MODULE HLDS GCC 4243N DVD CD...

Page 82: ...ET 33 A29V5 002 DVD CDRW COMBO DRIVE QSI SBW 242C DVD CDRW COMBO DRIVE QSI SBW 242C KO 02407 013 DVD CDRW COMBO BEZEL QSI DVD CDRW COMBO BEZEL QSI 42 A29V5 007 SUPER MULTI DRIVE PANASONIC UJ 830B SUPER MULTI DRIVE PANASONIC UJ 830B KU 00807 002 SUPER MULTI BEZEL PANASONIC SUPER MULTI BEZEL PANASONIC 42 A29V5 008 ...

Page 83: ...ATE ST94019A KH 04001 010 HDD 40GB 4200PRM HGST MORAGA HTS4204040M9AT00 13G1132 HDD 40G 2 5 IN HGST MORAGA HTS4204040M9AT00 13G1132 FW A60M KH 04007 010 HDD 60G 2 5 IN 4200RPM TOSHIBA PLUTO MK6025GAS 2M F W KA200A HDD 60G 2 5 IN 4200RPM TOSHIBA PLUTO MK6025GAS 2M F W KA200A KH 06004 003 HDD 60GB 2 5 IN 4200RPM FUJITSU V 40 MHT2060AT A3 FW 0022 HDD 60GB 2 5 IN 4200RPM FUJITSU V 40 MHT2060AT A3 FW 0...

Page 84: ...76 HDD SHIELDING HDD SHIELDING 33 A29V5 003 HDD COVER HDD COVER 42 A29V5 005 ...

Page 85: ...EX GREECE KB A2909 021 KEYBOARD SUNREX HUNGARY KEYBOARD SUNREX HUNGARY KB A2909 016 KEYBOARD SUNREX ITALY KEYBOARD SUNREX ITALY KB A2909 004 KEYBOARD SUNREX NORWAY KEYBOARD SUNREX NORWAY KB A2909 017 KEYBOARD SUNREX PORTUGUESE KEYBOARD SUNREX PORTUGUESE KB A2909 010 KEYBOARD SUNREX RUSSIAN KEYBOARD SUNREX RUSSIAN KB A2909 019 KEYBOARD SUNREX SPAIN KEYBOARD SUNREX SPAIN KB A2909 009 KEYBOARD SUNREX...

Page 86: ...ANEL WITH LOGO W ANTENNA THICKNESS 7 5 60 A29V5 003 LCD BEZEL W LOGO LCD BEZEL W LOGO 60 A29V5 004 LCD BRACKET L AU B170PW01 LCD BRACKET L AU B170PW01 33 A29V5 004 LCD BRACKET R AU B170PW01 LCD BRACKET R AU B170PW01 33 A29V5 005 LCD WIRE SET THICKNESS 7 5 LCD WIRE SET THICKNESS 7 5 50 A29V5 006 LCD RUBBER ROUND LCD RUBBER ROUND 47 A29V5 001 LCD SCREW PAD SQUARE LCD SCREW PAD SQUARE 47 A29V5 002 LC...

Page 87: ...INVERTER THICKNESS 7 5 LCD INVERTER THICKNESS 7 5 19 A29V5 001 LCD PANEL WITH LOGO W ANTENNA THICKNESS 7 5 LCD PANEL WITH LOGO W ANTENNA THICKNESS 7 5 60 A29V5 003 LCD BEZEL W LOGO LCD BEZEL W LOGO 60 A29V5 004 LCD BRACKET L SAMSUNG LTN170WX L01 LCD BRACKET L SAMSUNG LTN170WX L01 33 A29V5 008 LCD BRACKET R SAMSUNG LTN170WX L01 LCD BRACKET R SAMSUNG LTN170WX L01 33 A29V5 009 LCD WIRE SET THICKNESS ...

Page 88: ...17108 002 LCD INVERTER THICKNESS 7 5 LCD INVERTER THICKNESS 7 5 19 A29V5 001 LCD PANEL WITH LOGO W ANTENNA THICKNESS 7 5 LCD PANEL WITH LOGO W ANTENNA THICKNESS 7 5 60 A29V5 003 LCD BEZEL W LOGO LCD BEZEL W LOGO 60 A29V5 004 LCD BRACKET L LG VESA LP171W02 A4 LCD BRACKET L LG VESA LP171W02 A4 33 A29V5 012 LCD BRACKET R LG VESA LP171W02 A4 LCD BRACKET R LG VESA LP171W02 A4 33 A29V5 013 LCD WIRE SET ...

Page 89: ...RY DDR333 256MB SAMSUNG M470L3224FT0 CB3 13u MOMERY DDR333 256MB SAMSUNG M470L3224FT0 CB3 13u KN 2560B 008 MOMERY DDR333 512MB INFINEON HYS64D64020GBDL 6 C 11u B MOMERY DDR333 512MB INFINEON HYS64D64020GBDL 6 C 11u B KN 51202 013 MOMERY DDR333 512MB NANYA NT512D64SH8A0FM 6K MOMERY DDR333 512MB NANYA NT512D64SH8A0FM 6K KN 51203 011 MOMERY DDR333 512MB MICRON MT8VDDT6464HDG 335C1 11u 512Mb MOMERY DD...

Page 90: ...HPAD TOUCHPAD 56 A14V5 001 SPEAKER SPEAKER SET R L 1 5W SPEAKER SET R L 1 5W 23 A29V5 004 SUB WOOFER 2W SUB WOOFER 2W 23 A29V5 005 SCREWS SCREW M1 7X 2 5ZS SCREW M1 7X 2 5ZS 86 A29V5 001 SCREW CPU TO MB SCREW CPU TO MB 86 A29V5 002 SCREW M2 5X4 SCREW M2 5X4 86 A29V5 003 SCREW M2 5X6 SCREW M2 5X6 86 A29V5 004 SCREW M2X3 NL SCREW M2X3 NL 86 A29V5 005 SCREW M2X3 SCREW M2X3 86 A29V5 006 SCREW M3 4 NL ...

Page 91: ... 8GHz 1M 17 WXGA DDR333 2x256MB 60GB 8x DVD SMulti BT AS1800 802 11b g AS1800 Li Ion AS1800 1801WSM DT P4 520 2 8GHz 1M 17 WXGA DDR333 2x256MB 60GB 8x DVD SMulti NA NA Li Ion AS1800 1802WSMi DT P4 530 3 0GHz 1M 17 WXGA DDR333 2x256MB 60 80G B 8x DVD SMulti NA 802 11b g AS1800 Li Ion AS1800 1802WSM DT P4 530 3 0GHz 1M 17 WXGA DDR333 2x256MB 60GB 8x DVD SMulti NA NA Li Ion AS1800 Model Definition an...

Page 92: ... XP Home and Windows XP Professional 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 1800 Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department Test Compatible Components Appendix B ...

Page 93: ...171W01 A4 Samsung Samsung LTN170WX L06 17 0 WXGA with 2 lamps 1440 x 900 AU AU B170PW02 17 0 WSXGA 1680 x 1050 LG LG LP1717W02 A3 LG LP171X02 A4 HDD 40GB 4200rpm Toshiba Pluto MK4025GAS KA100A Seagate N1 ST94019A 2MB HGST Moraga HTS424040M9AT0013G1132 60GB 4200rpm Toshiba Pluto MK6025GAS Fijitsu MHT2060AT A3 Seagate N2 or HGST Moraga 80GB 4200rpm Toshiba Pluto MK8025GAS 8MB Fijitsu MHT2080AT A3 Se...

Page 94: ...icron SO DIMM DDR333 512MB MT8VDDT6464HDG 335C1 11u 512Mb 1GB DDR333 Elpida SO DIMM DDR333 1GB EBD11UD8ADDA MB MB for Giga Lan 64MB Vram Compal AS1800 Main Board Giga 64MB Vram Battery 8 Cell Panasonic AS1800 BATECQ60 Battery Panasonic Sanyo AS1800 BATECQ60 Battery Sanyo Adapter 150W LiteOn Lite On NB Adapter PA 1151 08CA 19V 3 pins 150W Delta Delta ADP 150CB B PFC 3 pin Wlan Wireless Lan Ambit 80...

Page 95: ...h AS1800 Keyboard Canadian French AS1800 Keyboard Swiss G AS1800 Keyboard Spanish AS1800 Keyboard Portuguese AS1800 Keyboard Arabic AS1800 Keyboard Thai AS1800 Keyboard Belgium AS1800 Keyboard Sweden AS1800 Keyboard Czech AS1800 Keyboard Hungaian AS1800 Keyboard Norway AS1800 Keyboard Danish AS1800 Keyboard Russian AS1800 Keyboard Turkish AS1800 Keyboard Greek Model Vendor Description ...

Page 96: ...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...

Page 97: ...89 Appendix C ...

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