Acer Aspire 1500 Service Guide
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2Aspire 1500 TComfortable palm rest area with well-positioned touchpad Expansion TPC card slot enables a range of add-on options TUpgrageable hard disk and memory modules I/O Ports TTwo Type II or one Type III PC CardBus (PCMCIA) slot TOne IEEE 1394 port TOne FIR port TOne RJ-11 modem jack (V.90/V.92, 56K) TOne RJ-45 network jack (Gigabit Ethernet) TOne DC-in port TOne parallel port (ECP/EPP) TOne S-video port TOne external monitor port TOne microphone-in jack (3.5mm mini jack) TOne headphone jack (3.5mm...
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Chapter 13 System Block Diagram AA BB CC DD EE 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 J8 Block Diagram FWHSST-49LF040 STM-M50FW040 SVIDEO/COMP RGB CRTLVDS CRT TVOUT LCD ATA 133 P EIDE HDD DVD/ CD-RW S EIDE USB 2.0 USB x 4 AGP 8X VGAATI LPC Bus / 33MHz 6-CH AC97 2.1 LPC I/F HyperTransport 6.4GB/S 16b/8b Claw Hammer 2.4GHzAMD CPU MP3 OZ263 AC LINK UNBUFFERED DDR SODIMM UNBUFFERED DDR SODIMM200-PIN DDR SODIMM DDR 333/400 RJ11 CONN MDC K4D263238A-GC36DDR-SDRAM LPC Debug Board Conn KBC M38859 Touch Pad Int. KBThermal & Fan G768D...
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4Aspire 1500 Board Layout Top View 1 Line-in/MIC Connector 14 Switch Cable Connector (LCD Lid Switch) 2 Line-out/S/PDIF Connector 15 CPU Socket 3 LAN Connector 16 RTC Battery Connector 4 USB Connector 17 Fan Cable Connector 5 LCD Inverter Cable Connector 18 Touchpad Cable Connector 6 CRT Connector 19 HDD Connector 7 TV-out Connector 20 Keyboard Connector 8 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 21 Speaker Connector 9 Mini PCI Socket 22 ODD Connector 10 VGA Chip 23 South Bridge 11 North Bridge 24 FDD Connector 12...
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Chapter 15 Bottom View 1 Modem Cable Connector 2 Card Reader Slot 3 IEEE 1394 Connector 4 IR Connector 5 Modem Board Connector 6 DIMM Socket 1 7 DIMM Socket 2
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6Aspire 1500 Panel Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC. Front Panel #ItemDescription 1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer output. 2 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show the status of the computer and its functions and components. 3 Launch Keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs. See “Launch keys” on page 17 for more details. 4 Power switch Turns on the...
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Chapter 17 Left Panel #IconItem/ PortDescription 1 PC Card slots Support two Type II or one Type III CardBus PC Card(s). 2 Eject buttons Eject PC card(s) from the card slots. 3 3-in-1 card reader Supports Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia Card (MMC) and Memory Stick (MS) formats 4 IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices 5 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer, IR-aware computer). 6 LED indicator Lights up when t he optical drive is active. 7 Eject button Ejects the...
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8Aspire 1500 Right Panel #IconItem/ PortDescription 1 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output. 2 Floppy activity indicato r LED (light-emitting diode) that turns on and off when the floppy is active. 3 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive; accepts 3.5-inch diskettes. 4 Floppy disk eject button Push this button to eject the floppy disk. 5 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock.
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Chapter 19 Rear Panel l #IconPortDescription 1 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter 2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer) S-video port Connects to a television or display device with S-video input. 3 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 16M colors at 1024x768 resolution 4 Four USB port (four) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 Network jack Connects to...
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10Aspire 1500 Bottom Panel #ItemDescription 1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack. 3 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.
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Chapter 111 Indicators The computer has six easy-to-read status icons on the right of the display screen. The Power and Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is closed. #IconFunctionDescription 1 Wireless communication buttonLights when the Wireless LAN capability is enabled 2 Power Lights when the computer is on. 3 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes...