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Aspire 5520/5220 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5520/5220 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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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 guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no r
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives 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. IV
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Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. 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
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features: Operating system q Windows Vista™ Ultimate q Windows Vista™ Home Premium q Windows Vista™ Home Basic q Windows Vista™ Starter Platform and memory q AMD Better By Design program, featuring: • AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology TL-66 / TL-64 / TL-60 / TL-58 / TL-56 / TL-52 (2x512 KB L2 cache, 2.3 GHz / 2.2 GHz /2.0 GHz / 1.9 GHz / 1.8 GHz / 1.6 GHz, supporting AMD HyperTransport® techno
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and PCI Express® (for selected models) q NVIDIA GeForce® 8600M GS with up to 1280MB of TurboCache™ technology (512MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, 768MB of share system memory), Microsoft DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 support, PCI Express® q NVIDIA GeForce® 7000M with up to 896MB of Turbocache™ (256MB of dedicated system memory, up to 640MB of share system memory), Microsoft DirectX 9 and PCI Express (for selected models) q Dual independent display support q 16.7 million colors (for selected models) q
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• Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting Acer PrimaLite™ technology (for selected models) • Acer Xpress VoIP phone (for selected models) q WLAN: Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology q WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) (for selected models) q LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready q Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready I/O Ports q ExpressCard™/54 slot q 5-in-1 card reader (SD™/MMC/M
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q CyberLink® PowerProducer® q Norton Internet Security™ q NTI CD-Maker™ q Microsoft Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial NOTE: Software listed above is for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased. Environment q Temperature: • Operating: 5ºC to 35ºC • Non-operating: -20ºC to 65ºC q Humidity (non-condensing): • Operating: 20%~80% • Non-operating: 20%~80% Environment q Wi-Fi q ACPI q Mobile PC 2002 q DMI 2.0 Environment q One-year Internationa
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System Block Diagram Chapter 1 5
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Board Layout Top View 1 1 223 3 44 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 991 1 100 0 15 1 15 5 16 1 16 6 12 1 12 2 13 13 13 14 14 14 1 JP1 LVDS Connector 9 U14 2 JP3 Speaker (Left) Connector 10 U15 3 JP34 Speaker (Right) Connector 11 JP9 PCI Express Card Socket 4 JP4 Microphone Connector 12 LED1 Power/Suspend LED 5 JP6 Touchpad Connector 13 LED2 Battery Charge/Discharge LED 6 JP5 Keyboard Connector 14 JP13 Mainboard to Audio Board Connector 7 JP2 Button Board Connector 15 JP11 Mainboard to USB & TV Board Connector
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Bottom View 1 1 3 3 2 2 9 9 8 8 7 7 10 1 10 0 6 6 5 5 4 4 14 14 14 12 1 12 2 13 13 13 15 1 15 5 16 1 16 6 17 1 17 7 20 20 20 19 1 19 9 18 1 18 8 2 21 21 1 23 2 23 3 22 22 22 1 PJP1 DC-in Power Jack 13 JP26 IEEE1394 Connector 2 PJP2 Battery Connector 14 JP22 CPU Socket 3 JP14 D-Sub CRT Connector 15 JP27 SATA HDD Connector 4 JP25 ODD Connector 16 SW1 Volume Control 5 JP20 Mini Card (TV-Tuner) Connector 17 JP28 DDRII Memory Socket 6 JP20 Mini Card (WLAN) Connector 18 JP29 DDRII Memory Socket 7 JP21
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Your Acer Notebook Tour After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new Aspire computer. Front View # Icon Item Description 1 Built-in camera 0.3 megapixel web camera for video communication. 2 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 3 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs. 4 Wireless communication Enables/disables the wireless function. button/indicator Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication. ® ® 5 Bluetooth Enables/disables
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6 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 7 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 8 Click buttons (left, The left and right buttons function like the center, and right) left and right mouse buttons. 9 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. # Item Description 10 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), # Item Description displays computer output. 11 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to sho
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Left View # Icon Item Description 1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. 2 External display (VGA) Connects to a display device (e.g., external port monitor, LCD projector). 3 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000- # Icon Item Description based network (for selected models). 4 2 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 S-video/TV-out (NTSC/ Connects to a television or display device PAL) port with S-vid
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Right View # Icon Item Description 1 2 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs (slot-load or tray-load depending on model). 3 Optical disk access Lights up when the optical drive is active. indicator 4 Optical drive eject Ejects the optical disk from the drive. button 5 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off. 6 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line. Re
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Base view # Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal. 3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured with screws) 5 Ventilation slots and Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. cooling fan Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan. Indicators The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators. The front panel indicators a
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Icon Function Description Power Lights up when the computer is on. Battery Lights up when the battery is being charged. Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication. Icon Function Description Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. HDD Indicates when the hard disc or optical drive is active. Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated. Cap lock Lights when Cap Lock is activated NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully ch
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Launch Button Default application Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable) Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable) Mail Email application (user-programmable) Arcade Windows Media Center Touchpad Basics The following teaches you how to use the touchpad: q Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor. q Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and rig
