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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page I Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM
Acer Aspire 5910 Notebook Computer
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the Acer CSD web site at http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page II Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Revision History Refer to the table below for the updates made on this version of the Aspire 5910 Notebook Computer Service Guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page III Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Copyright Copyright © 2007 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this gui
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page IV Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Conventions The following textual conventions are used in this service guide. SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any physical risk or system 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 t
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page V Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page VII Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Table of Contents System Tour 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Aspire Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Open Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Close Front View . . .
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page VIII Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Table of Contents Removing the Touchpad Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Removing the Modem Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Removing the Bluetooth Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Removing the Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Chapter 1 System Tour Features Your Aspire 5910 is part of the Acer Gemstone line of notebook computers. It provides superior computing performance and excellent audio-visual experience in an all new sleek and elegant exterior. NOTE: The features listed in this section is for your reference only. The exact configuration of your Aspire computer depends on the model purchased. Computing platform ® ® Mobile technology: Intel Cen
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 2 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Audio One speaker grill with L/R stereo speakers One subwoofer supporting low-frequency effects Two built-in stereo microphones supports beam forming, echo cancellation, and noise suppression technologies Realtek ALC883 Azalia High Definition Audio Codec Intel High Definition Audio (Intel HD Audio, integrated in the Intel ICH7-M) Supports the following audio technologies: ® Dolby SurroundSound Dolby Home Theater
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 3 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Left panel ports Kensington lock Ethernet (RJ-45) DVI-D VGA (external monitor) S-video/TV-out USB 2.0 (2x) IEEE 1394 ExpressCard™/54 slot Right panel ports USB 2.0 (2x) Modem (RJ-11) Infrared port Status indicators Power status Battery charge level HDD activity Num Lock Caps Lock Power subsystem 71W 4800 mAh Li-ion battery pack (8-cell) or 44W 4000 mAh Li-ion battery pack
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 4 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Software Operating system options Windows Vista™ Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Linpus Linux System tools and utilities Acer Empowering Technology (eNet, ePower, eAudio , ePresentation, eDataSecurity, eLock, eRecovery, and eSettings Management) Acer Crystal Eye Acer PureZone Acer GridVista Acer Launch Manager Acer Arcade or Acer Arcade Deluxe (DV
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Aspire Tour This section is a virtual tour of your Aspire notebook’s interior and exterior components. Open Front View Number Icon Item Description 1 Internal microphone Create sound recording and conduct voice communication. Supports Acer PureZone audio technology. 2 Acer OrbiCam Conduct video communication. (for selected models) camera 3 LCD panel Displays computer output. 4 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 5 Speak
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Number Icon Item Description 11 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 12 Acer MediaTouch For controlling playback in multimedia programs, keys including in Acer Arcade. 13 Acer Arcade key Press to launch the Acer Arcade program. 14 Acer Empowering Press to launch the Acer Empowering Technology key widgets. 15 Status indicators LEDs for monitoring the HDD activity, as well as the Num
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 7 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Left View Number Icon Item Description 1 Kensington lock Accepts a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. hatch 2 Ethernet port (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network (selected models). DVI-D 3 DVI-D port Connects to a display device with DVI-D input. 4 VGA port Connects to an external display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). 5 S-Video/TV-out port Connects to a television or display devic
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 8 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Rear View Number Icon Item Description 1 AC power indicator Lights up blue when the AC adapter is connected to the DC-in jack (AC power mode). 2 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. Base View Number Icon Item Description 1 Ventilation slots and Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged cooling fan use. Note: Do not cover or obstruct t
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 9 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Status Indicators The computer has several status indicators for monitoring various system components and functions. Number Icon Indicator Description 1 Power Indicates the computer’s power state. It lights up: Blue when the computer is powered on. Flashing orange when the computer is in standby or hibernation mode. 2 Battery charge Indicates the battery charging state. It lights up: Orange when the computer is charging.
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 10 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Easy-launch Keys On the left and right side of the keyboard are special keys for launching commonly-used programs. Number Icon Indicator Description 1 WLAN key/indicator Press to enable/disable the wireless LAN function. This key also indicates the WLAN status. It lights up: Blue when there is an active WLAN connection Orange when there is no WLAN connection. 2 Web browser * Press to launch the preferred Internet brows
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 11 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Chapter 2 System Utilities Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your system's Basic Input/ Output System (BIOS). Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is normally no need to run this utility. You will need to run this utility under the following conditions: When changing the system configuration including: S
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Acer Aspire 5910 SG.book Page 12 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:40 AM Accessing the Setup Utility 1. Turn on the computer. If the computer is already turned on, save your data and close all open applications, then restart the computer. 2. During POST, press F2. If you fail to press F2 before POST is completed, you will need to restart the computer. The first page to be displayed will be the Information menu. Use the left ( ) and right ( ) arrow keys to move between selections on the menu bar.
