Acer Aspire 1400 Service Guide

							105Appendix A
Main Features
Processor & Core Logic
!Intel® Pentium® 4 from 1.7GHz with 256KB L2 cache, up to 2.4GHz with 512KB L2 cache
!Intel® 845 chipset supports 400MHz system bus
!Standard 128/256MB SDRA, upgradeable to 1024MB
!ATI MOBILITY RADEONTM 4x AGP graphic controller with external 16MB DDR 
!Simultaneous LCD and CRT display capability
!DualView® support
!Hardware 3D graphics engine
!MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
!20GB or larger Ultra DMA-100 HDD, 1.44 3.5”FDD and 8x DVD -ROM or 8x DVD/24x(8/8/24) CD -RW combo drive
!87Wh Li-ion battery pack
!3-hour battery life3; 9-hour charge-in-use
!Power management system
!Four Audio DJ music CD control buttons for play/pause, stop/eject, previous track, and next track
!Keyboard has international language support.
3Actual battery life may be different because of the usage and configuration. 
						

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							Appendix B107
This computer’s compatibility is tested and verified by Acer’s internal testing department.  All of its system 
functions are tested under Windows XP 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 TravelMate 
a -550 Compatibility 
Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department.
Test Compatible Components
Appendix B 
						

							108Appendix B
Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test
ItemSpecifications
Display ViewSonic PS775
Phillips Brilliance 17”
Modem Adapters
Modem Xircom Modem WinGlobal CBM56WG
LAN 3Com10/100with XJACK connector 3 CXFE575CT
LINKSYS Ethernet Card EC2T
Multi-Function Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56RBE56G
Xircom Ethernet 10/100+ Modem 56CBEM56
I/O Peripheral
I/O - printer (parallel) HP LaserJet 5P
EPSON Stylus 740
I/O - TV Sony KV-W32MX2
I/O - Keyboard Chicony USB keyboard
I/O - USB Belkin Express Bus F5U001 HUB
IOMega USB 100ZIP
I/O - USB (Printer) EPSON Stylus Color 740
I/O - USB (Mouse) Logitech M-S35
Maxxtro MUS6U
Microsoft Intel Mouse Explorer
Power Ring Elastic PM4D
I/O - USB (Speaker) Panasonic EAB-MPC57USB
I/O - USB (Camera) Intel PC Camera Pro Pack
I/O - USB (ZIP) IOMEGA ZIP100
I/O - USB (HUB) BELKIN Express Bus 4Port USB HUB
D-LINK DU-H4 USB HUB
I/O - USB (FDD) TEAC
YE-DATA
I/O Adapter
PCMCIA - SCSI Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-1460AB
Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-1480
PCMCIA - ATA IOMege Click! 40MB
Toshiba Mobile HDD 5GB
PCMCIA - Flash Memory Pretec Flash 8MB
Pretec Flash 16MB
PCMCIA - CardBus Card TDK Flyer 100 Base-TX LAK-CB-100AX
3Com 32 bit Base-TX 3C575-TX 
						

							Appendix C109
This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems.
If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch 
office.  Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information 
sources will require a user i.d. and password. These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Acers Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them.
In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acers Notebook, Desktop and 
Server models including:
!Service guides for all models
!Users manuals
!Training materials
!Main manuals
!Bios updates
!Software utilities
!Schematics
!Spare parts lists
!Chips
!TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin)
The service repair section provides you with downloadable information on: 
!Troubleshooting guides
!Tooling box information
!Repair instructions for specific models 
!Basic repair guidelines
!Debug cards for Acers latest models
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: 
!Detailed information on Acers International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 
!Returned material authorization procedures 
!An overview of all the support services we offer, accompanied by a list of telephone, fax and email 
contacts for all your technical queries.
We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you have any suggestions or 
comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these to us.
Online Support Information
Appendix C 
						

							11 0Appendix C 
						

							Index111
A
AC Adapter 33
ACPI 1.0a 25
AFLASH Utility 48
Audio 28, 29
B
Battery 30
Battery Pack 59
battery pack
charging indicator 15, 16
BIOS 25
package 25
password control 25
ROM size 25
ROM type 25
vendor 25
Ve r s i o n 25
BIOS Setup Utility 37
BIOS Supports protocol 25
BIOS Utility 37
Basic System Settings 40
Navigating 37
System Information 38
System Security 46, 47
Board Layout
Bottom View 7
Top View 6
C
Cache
controller 25
size 25
caps lock
on indicator 16
CardBus 29
computer
on indicator 15
Core logic 29
CPU
core voltage 25
package 25
type 25
D
DIMM
Combinations 26
external 60
removing 60
Disassembly
Battery Pack 58
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Module 62
Floppy Disk Drive 66
Machine 55
Procedure Flowchart 57
Display 5
DVD-ROM Interface 27
E
Error Symptom-to-Spare Part Index 73
External CD-ROM Drive Check 70
External Diskette Drive Check 70
F
Features 3
features 105
Flash Utility 48
Floppy Disk
removing the 66
Floppy Disk Drive Interface 26
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87
H
Hard disk 26, 29
Hardware Specifications and Configurations 24
HDD 26, 29
Hot Keys 17
I
Indicators 15
Intermittent Problems 80
J
Jumper and Connector Locations 83
Top View 83
K
Keyboard 29
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 71
Index 
						

							11 2Index
L
L2 cache 25
LAN/Modem Combo 26
M
Machine Disassembly 55
media access
on indicator 15, 16
Memory Check 71
Model Definition 104
Modem 26
Modem Combo Card
external 61
N
num lock
on indicator 15, 16
O
Online Support Information 109
P
Panel 9
Bottom 14
left 9
Rear 12
right 12
Parallel Port 28
PC Card 15, 29
PCMCIA 29
Power System Check 71
Battery Pack 72
Processor 25
R
RMA 87
RTC 29
S
Second Level Cache 25
Super I/O 29
System
Block Diagram 5
System Check Procedures 70
System Diagnostic Diskette 48
System Memory 25
System Specifications
Features 105System Utilities 37
System Utility Diskette 48
T
Temperature 34
Test Compatible Components 107
Touchpad Check 72
Troubleshooting 69
U
Undetermined Problems 81
USB 29
utility
BIOS 37
V
Video 28
Resolutions 28
Video controller 29
W
Windows 2000 Environment Test 108