Acer Aspire 1600 Service Guide

2Aspire 1600
TDual high quality stereo speakers
TOne micropohne in (share with line-in)
TOne line-out (share with SPDIF)
TTwo CardBus type II slot (3.3V, 5V support)
TFour USB ports
TOne IEEE 1394 port
TOne RJ-11 port
TOne RJ-45 jack
TOne TV out
Display
T15”TFT LCD displaying 32-bit true-color at 1024x768 XGA resolution.
T3D capabilities
TSupports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience 
presentations
T“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best...

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System Block Diagram
SiS645DX
SiS962
LAN MAC1394 MAC
962 only
CLK GENICS952004AG
Primary EIDEHDD ATA100
Secondary EIDECD-ROM
CRT
TV
LCDInverter
1394 conn.LANRJ45
CardBusTI1520
Power SwitchTPS2223DB
SLOT A/B
SIONS87392
Touch PadInternal KBFloppy
CodecSigmatel
STAC9766LINE-OUTS/PDIF
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RJ11
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4Aspire 1600
Board Layout
Top View
PCB No. 02222-SB
1 LAN Port 16 Cardbus Connector
2 Modem Port 17 Fan Connector
3 USB Port 18 DC to DC Connector
4 USB Port 19 RTC Connector
5 Launch board cable connector 20 Touchpad Connector
6 VGA Port 21 Keyboard Connector
7 LCD Monitor Connector 22 DC to DC Connector
8 S-Video Connector 23 Secondary IDE Connector
9 USB Port  24 Floppy Diskette Drive Connector
10 USB Port  25 Primary IDE Connector
11 Inverter Connector 26 Speaker Connector
12 Mini-PCI Connector 27...

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Bottom View
1 Modem Cable Connector 6 Volume Controller
2 Modem Connector 7 Memory Slot 2
3 IEEE 1394 Port 8 Memory Slot 1
4 Speaker out Port 9 Battery Connector
5 Line-in Port 

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Panel
Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.  
Front Panel
#IconItemDescription
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 Power button Turns off the computer power.
4 Wireless Communication Lights when the wireless connection is active.
5 Keyboard...

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8 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the 
computer.
9 Easy launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
#IconItemDescription 

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Left Panel
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off 
when the floppy is active.
2 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive, accepts 3.5-inch floppy 
diskettes.
3 Floppy disk eject button Push this button to eject the floppy disk
4 Security keylock Kensington-compatible key-based computer 
security lock.
5 IEEE 1394 port Connects to a IEEE 1394-compatible device 
(e.g., digital video camera).
6 Line-out jack Connects to audio line-out...

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Right Panel 
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Speaker (Right) Outputs sound.
2 PC Card eject button Eject the PC Card from its slot.
3 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Connects to two Type II 16-bit PC card or 32-
bit CardBus PC Card. 

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Rear Panel 
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#IconPortDescription
1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.
2 Video-out port Connects to a display device with S-video 
input.
3 External monitor port Connects to a display device e.g., external 
monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 
64K colors at 2048x1536 resolution.
4 Modem jack Connects to the phone line.
5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based 
network
6 USB port (Four) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus 
devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 

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Bottom Panel
#ItemDescription
1 Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery 
pack.
2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
3 Battery lock Locks/unlocks the battery pack in the battery bay.
4 Media bay module Installed in the media bay.  Provide the optical 
media access or secondary storage by way of 
removable modules.
5 Media bay release latch Unlatches the media bay module.
6 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.