Acer Aspire 1450 Service Guide

							Appendix B87
This computer’s compatibility is tested and verified by Acer’s internal testing department. All of its system 
functions are tested 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 1450 series 
Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department.
Test Compatible Components
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							88Appendix B
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Environment Test
ItemSpecifications
Display
LCD:
Acer AL722
Compaq TFT 5004
Philips Brilliance 150P
CRT:
Dell Trinitron 21”
ViewSonic GS773
ViewSonic GS790
ViewSonic PF775
Philiips Brilliance 109P 19”
Parallel Port
Printer:
HP Laser Jet 5M
HP Desk Jet 840C
HP Laser Jet 2100
Canon BJC-3000
IOMega ZIP 100 (LPT Port)
IOMega ZIP 250 (LPT Port)
Cable:
ECP Cable (LL5)
1394 Port 1394 HDD/IEEE 1394 (Fire Wire)/USB 1.1 Combo Hard Drive
1394 External HDD CASE
1394 CCD (APLUX C102T)
1394 MO: FUJITSU LIMITED MDF3130EE
1394 Cable P to P(Pci)
Projector Panasonic PT_L757U
Panasonic PT_L556EA
USB 2.0 USB HUB: Highspeed\4 Port
USB HDD: Billionton
USB CD-RW: YAMAHA CD/RW-70
USB C.F. Card Reader: IOGEAR GFR201
USB 6 in 1 Card Reader: SanDisk ImageMate 6 in 1
USB DVD/CD-RW: Pioneer DVR-104
USB DVD/CD-RW: Ricoh MP5125A
USB Memory: USB Drive 128MB
GB LAN HUB 3 COM SUPER STACK II  3C16611 24port
S-Video TV: Sony Trinitron 14”  PVM-14M4U
       Sony Trinitron 14”  PVM-14M2U 
						

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PC CardsModem Card:
3Com 56K Modem (3CXM756)
Xircom 56K Modem (CM-56)
Xircom 56K Modem (CM-56G)
Billionton 56K Modem (FM56C-BF)
Psion-Gold Card Clabal 56K+Fax
LAN Card:
3Com Lan Card (3CCFE574BT)
D-Link Fast Ethernet DFE-650
D-Link CardBus DFE-660
3COM 10M CardBus LAN Card (3CCFE589ET)
Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 (CE3B-100)
Pci_Fast Ethernet Card FNW-3602-TX
LAN Card Bus Card:
3COM 10/100 CardBus LAN Card (3CCFE575CT)
Xircom CardBus Ethernet II 10/100 (CBE2-100)
SCSI:
Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-1460D Card
LAN + Modem Card:
Xircom CreditCard Ethernet + Modem 56K (CEM56-100)
ATA Card:
Adapter Flash Card+ SanDisk CF Card 128MB
PQI Compact Flash Card+ PQI CF Card 128MB
Zip Card:
ZIOMEGA USB ZIP 250
1394 CardBus Card:
IEEE 1394 CardBus Card DV Megician \UPMOST
Wireless LAN Card:
CISCO AIRONET 350 SERIES\AIR-PCM350
Quanta Wireless LAN Card  WL-211F
Wireless Card Bus Card: BUFFALD WLI-CB-G54A
Card Reader:
Apapter PCMCIA 4 in 1
PQI CF CARD Reader
PNY PCMCIA 4 in 1
MMC Card:
SanDisk 32MB
SanDisk 64MB
PQI 64MB
MS Card:
Apacer 128MB
SONY Memory Stick 128MB
SD Card:
Transcend 128MB
SanDisk 128MB
CF Card:
PQI 128MB
SanDisk 8MB
SanDisk 128MB
ItemSpecifications 
						

							90Appendix B
USB PortK/B+Mouse
Logitech K/B+Mouse+Receiver
Microsoft Wireless Optical DeskTop for Bluetooth K/B+Mouse
USB Mouse:
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical USB & PS2 Compatible
Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse
Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue USB & PS/2 Compatible\MIC:E-C011-02-1620
Logitech Wheel Mouse M-BB48
Logitech MouseMan Dual Optical  M/N:M-BL63B
Logitech iFEEL Mouse M-UN58a
Acer USB Mouse MP0930
Acer USB Mouse M012B0
USB Keyboard:
NMB K/B
ZIPPY USB Keypad TK532
USB Camera:
Intel YC72
Logitech QuickCam Home
Dlink WebCam DSB-C300
USB HDD:
HD 530 Tested to comply with FCC Standards
USB CD-ROM:
YAMAHA CD/RW-70
USB Printer:
HP DiskJet 3425 Colour inKlet printer
HP DeskJet 840C
HP deskject 450
Canon BJC-3000
USB FDD:
Acer USB FDD YD-8U10
Teac USB FDD
Logitec USB FDD
USB Memory:
USB DRIVE 128MB
Panasonic SUPER DISK  LKRF235U
USB LAN:
Billionton USB-10/100 FastEthernet
BUFFALO USB-10/100M Ethernet LUX-TX
USB Zip:
IOMEGA USB ZIP 100
IOMEGA USB ZIP 250
USB Scanner:
HP ScanJet 5300c
USB Speaker:
Philips USB Speaker (DIGITAL Speaker System)
USB HUB:
PCI_USB HUB\UH-400
USB Gamepad:
Logitech WingMan GAMEPAD EXTREME
Logitech WingMan EXTREME DIGITAL 3D
Logitech WingMan RUMBLEPAD
USB Card Reader:
Iwill  6 in 1 Card Reader
Pro Compact Flash Card Reader
ItemSpecifications 
						

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Audio JacksSpeaker
DENON Amplifier (AMP) AVR-1802
LOUDSPEAKER
Gateway Speaker
Earphone:
AIWA HP-X121 Earphone
PHILIPS Earphone
NEC Earphone
e STEREO DYNAMIC HEADPHONES E-750
Pro. 2 DYNAMIC HEADPHONES PH-B333G
Panasonic Stereo Headphones  RP-H1245
DELL harman/kardon
Microphone AIWA Mini Microphone
Condenser MIC. EM-420T
Audio Jack JS-100 Jazz 3D Speaker
SONY Earphone MDR-CD60
Microsoft microphone
Microphone Condenser Microphone
Dynamic Microphone
ItemSpecifications 
						

							92Appendix B 
						

							Appendix C93
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:
TService guides for all models
TUsers manuals
TTraining materials
TBios updates
TSoftware utilities
TSpare parts lists
TTABs (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: 
TDetailed information on Acers International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 
TReturned material authorization procedures 
TAn 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 
						

							94Appendix C 
						

							Index95
A
ACPI 1.0a 22
AFLASH Utility 44
Audio 26
B
Battery Pack 50
BIOS 22
package 22
password control 22
ROM size 22
ROM type 22
vendor 22
Ve r s i o n  2 2
BIOS Setup Utility 31
BIOS Supports protocol 22
BIOS Utility 31
Basic System Settings 36
Navigating 32
Onboard Device Configuration 39
Startup Configuration 38
System Information 32
System Security 43
Board Layout 4
Bottom View 5
Top View 4
C
Cache
controller 22
size 22
caps lock
on indicator 12
CardBus 27
CPU
core voltage 22
package 22
type 22
D
DIMM 22
Combinations 23
external 51
package 22
removing 51
Speed 22
voltage 22
DisassemblyBattery Pack 48
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Module 53
Floppy Disk Drive 57
Procedure Flowchart 47
Display 3
E
Error Symptom-to-Spare Part Index 65
External CD-ROM Drive Check 62
External Diskette Drive Check 62
F
Features 1
Flash Utility 44
Floppy Disk
removing the 57
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 75
H
Hot Keys 13
I
Indicators 12
Intermittent Problems 76
J
Jumper and Connector Locations 79
Top View 79
K
Keyboard 28
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 62
L
L2 cache 22
M
Memory Check 63
Model Definition 86
Modem 23
N
num lock
on indicator 12
O
Index 
						

							96Index
Online Support Information 93
P
Panel 6
Bottom 11
left 6
Rear 9
right 9
Parallel Port 26
PC Card 12, 27
PCMCIA 27
Pentium III 22
Power System Check 63
Battery Pack 64
Processor 22
R
RMA 75
S
Second Level Cache 22
System
Block Diagram 3
Layout 4
System Diagnostic Diskette 44
System Memory 22
System Utilities 31
System Utility Diskette 44
T
Test Compatible Components 87
Touchpad Check 64
Troubleshooting 61
U
Undetermined Problems 77
USB 27
utility
BIOS 31
V
Video 26
W
Windows 2000 Environment Test 88