Acer Aspire 1520 Service Guide
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2Chapter 1 TFour Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports TOne IEEE 1394 port TIEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN (manufacturing option) TBluetooth® (manufacturing option) Expansion TOne Type III or two Type II CardBus PC Card slots TUpgradeable hard disk and memory modules Human-centric design TRugged, yet extremely portable, construction TStylish appearance TFull-size keyboard with four programmable launch keys TComfortable palm rest area with well-positioned touchpad 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.92, 56K) TOne RJ-45 network jack(Ethernet 10/100 Base-T) TOne DC-in jack 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 mini jack) TFour USB 2.0 ports
Chapter 13 System Block Diagram A B C D E 4 4 3 3 2 2 EGRET Block Diagram FWHSST-49LF040 SVIDEO/COMP RGB CRTLVDSCRT TVOUT LCD ATA 133 AGP 8X LPC Bus / 33MHz 6-CH AC97 2.2 LPC I/F HyperTransport 6.4GB/S 16b/8b Claw Hammer K8AMD CPU DDR x2200-PIN DDR SODIMM KBC M38859 Touch PadInt. KB VIAVT8235CEACPI 2.0 PCI6xUSB 2.0VIA AGTL+ CPU I/F + UMA CLK GENICS950405 8 bit V-LINK 66MHZ 8x/4x/2x 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI PCI Bus / 33MHz PCB Layer Stackup OUTPUTSDCBATOUT INPUTSSYSTEM DC/DC AD+ BAT+MAX1645BEEI MAX1999Battery ChargerDCBATOUT CPU V_COREINPUT OUTPUTOUTPUT VCC_CORE_S0 FDD6035AL/FDS9412-U OUTPUT SYSTEM POWERDCBATOUTINPUT INPUTAPL5508-18VC/APL5308-25AC 5V_S3 3D3V_S5 3D3V_S3 3D3V_S0 DCBATOUT2D5V_S5 5V_S0 3D3V_S3 3D3V_S0 3D3V_LAN_S3 1D8V_S0 +5V_AUX_S5 +5V_UP_S5 2D5V_S0 K8N800 35 33 34 34 30 19,20,21 11,12,13 4,5,6,7 3 1618 17 1746 43 41,42 44,45 Graphic CONN. VIA VT1623M 14 TV Encoder LVDS Transmitter 15 VIA VT1631 AGP 8xDDR 333/400 MII8,9,10 TPS2224AP 2* Slot Cardbus 1* 1394 27PCMCIA I/FPCI 7420TI 27 PCMCIA SLOT 1394 Conn Support TypeIIPWR SW 25,26 27 ICS PIDE DVD/ CD-RW 23 SIDE HDD 23AC LINK MDC CardOP AMP APA2020 32 24 MODEMLine In MIC In 32 Line Out (SPDIF) 32 NS SIO PC87392 36 10/100Mb USB x 4 24 RJ11 CONNAC97 CODEC 31 VT1612A Int. SPKR 32 PCI GIGA LAN Realtek RTL8110SBL 28 TXFM 29 RJ45 29 LAN PHY 29 VIA VT6103L 1000Mb TXFM 29 L1: Signal 1 L2: GND L3: Signal 2 L4: Signal 3 L5: VCC L6: Signal 4 29 ISL6559CR FDS9412-U/SI4892DY/LP2951ACM 5V_S5 , 3D3V_S5 44 SYSTEM DC/DC DCBATOUT 2D5V_S32D5V_S3 1D5V_S0 OUTPUT INPUT TPS5110 TFDU6101E 36FIR Parallel port 37 Thermal & Fan G791 22
4Chapter 1 Board Layout To p V i e w 1 Line-in Port 15 CPU Socket 2 Line-out Port 16 North Bridge 3 RJ45+RJ11 17 Fan Connector 4 LCD Inverter Cable Connector 18 Note: There is no 18 on this main board. 5 USB Port 19 Touchpad Cable Connector 6 USB Port 20 HDD Connector 7 USB Port 21 Keyboard Connector 8 USB Port 22 Speaker Cable Connector 9 VGA Port 23 Optical Drive Connector 10 S-Video Port 24 South Bridge 11 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 25 RTC Battery Connector 12 Parallel Port 26 Launch Board Cable Connector 13 DC-in Port 27 SW1 (Please see Chapter 5 for its settings) 14 LCD Lid Switch 28 PCMCIA Slot
Chapter 15 Bottom View 1 Wireless LAN Card Connector 5 FIR Port 2 Modem Board Connector 6 DIMM Socket 1 3 Modem Cable Connector 7 DIMM Socket 2 4 IEEE 1394 Port 8 DC Charger Board Connector
6Chapter 1 Panel Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC. Front View #ItemDescription 1 Display screen Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD) provides visual 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 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 4 Launch Keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs. 5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 6 Click buttons & 4-way scroll key The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons, the center button serves as a scroll up/ down button. 7 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 8 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 9 Ventilation Slot Enables the computer to stay cool, even after the prolonged use.
Chapter 17 Left view #IconItem/ PortDescription 1 PC Card slots Supports two Type II or one Type III CardBus PC Card(s). 2 Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots. 3 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs depending on the optical drive type. 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 the optical drive is active. 7 Eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive. 8 Emergency eject slot Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off. There is a mechancial eject button on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Simply insert the tip of a pen or paperclip and push to eject the tray. 9 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output.
8Chapter 1 Right View #Item/ PortDescription 1 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output. 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. 3 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock.
Chapter 19 Re a r P a n e l l #IconPortDescription 1 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter 2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer) 3 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. 4 S-video port Connects to a television or display device with S-video input. 5 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). 6 Four USB 2.0 ports Connects to any Universal Serial Bus devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 7 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet LAN network 8 Modem jack Connects to the phone line 9 Speaker/line-out/ headphone jackConnects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers and headphones). 10 Line-in/mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD player and stereo walkman).
10Chapter 1 Bottom View #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.
Chapter 111 Indicators The computer provides an array of seven indicators located below the display screen, showing the status of the computer and its components. The Power and Sleep 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 InviLink Indicates status of wireless or Bluetooth (optional) communications. Orange--WLAN; Blue--Bluetooth 1 Power Lights when the computer is on. 2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode. 3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or optical drive is active. 4 Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged. 5 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated. 6 Num Lock Lights when Numeric Lock is activated.