Acer Aspire 1600 Service Guide

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Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
5.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
6.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
7.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
8.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 68
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.See “Removing the Touch Pad Board” on page 71
11 .See “Removing the Touch Pad Button” on page 71
12.Detach the touch pad scroll key from the upper case.
Removing the Touch Pad FPC
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
5.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
6.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
7.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
8.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 68
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.See “Removing the Touch Pad Board” on page 71
11 .See “Removing the Touch Pad Button” on page 71
12.Detach the touch pad FPC from the upper case carefully. 
						

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Removing the VGA Thermal Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
5.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
6.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
7.See “Removing the CPU Fan Sink” on page 69
8.Remove the four screws and then detach the VGA thermal plate from the main board.
Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.Disconnect the FDD cable from the main board and remove the one screw. 
						

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11 .Detach the FDD module from the lower case.
Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 73
11 .To disassemble the floppy disk drive from the disk drive module, first remove the two screws as shown 
here and then detach the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive bracket
12.Disconnect the floppy disk drive FPC cable gently from the floppy disk drive.  
						

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Removing the Speakers 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.To remove the speakers, first remove the two tapes, disconnect the cable from the main board and then 
remove the two screws.
11 .Remove the speakers and speaker cable from the lower case gently. 
						

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NOTE: Please pay attention to how the speaker cable is routed when the speakers are attached back to the 
main unit.
Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the DC to DC Board” on page 68 
						

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10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
11 .See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 73
12.See “Removing the VGA Thermal Plate” on page 73
13.Disconnect the launch board cable and the speaker cable from the main board.
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14. Remove the three screws as shown and detach the main board from the lower case carefully in the way 
as shown here.
Removing the PCMCIA Slot
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the DC to DC Board” on page 68
10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
11 .See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 73
12.See “Removing the VGA Thermal Plate” on page 73
13.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 76
14.Remove four screws from the PCMCIA plate to remove the plate. 
						

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15.Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board.
Removing the I/O Port Bracket
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the DC to DC Board” on page 68
10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
11 .See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 73
12.See “Removing the VGA Thermal Plate” on page 73
13.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 76
14.Remove the two screws as shown.
15.Remove the two hex screws and the other one screw as shown  to detach the I/O port bracket from the 
main board. 
						

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16.Detach the I/O port bracket from the main board. 
						

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Use the following procedure as a guide for Aspire 1600 computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or 
modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2.Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating 
the same operation.
3.Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to.
Symptoms (Verified)Go To
Power failure. (The power indicator does not go 
on or stay on.)“Power System Check” on page 82.
POST does not complete. No beep or error 
codes are indicated.“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on 
page 85
“Undetermined Problems” on page 93
POST detects an error and displayed messages 
on screen.“Error Message List” on page 86
The diagnostic test detected an error and 
displayed a FRU code.“System Utility Diskette” on page 51
Other symptoms (i.e. LCD display problems or 
others).“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on 
page 85
Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent 
problems).Use the customer-reported symptoms and go to 
“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on 
page 85
“Intermittent Problems” on page 92
“Undetermined Problems” on page 93
Troubleshooting
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System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is 
required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause 
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail. 
Do the following to select the test device. See ““System Utility Diskette” on page 51 for details.
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (see “System Utility Diskette” on page 51).
2.Go to the diagnostic Diskette Drive in the test items.
3.Press 
m in the test items.
4.Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, first turn off the power and then reconnect the diskette 
connector to the system board.
If the error still remains:
1.Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
2.Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
3.Replace the system board.
External CD-ROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-ROM does 
not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail.
Do the following to select the test device:
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (refer to .
2.Go to the diagnostic CD-ROM in the test items.
3.Press 
m in the test items.
4.Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs, first turn off the power and then reconnect the connector to the system board. If the error still 
remains:
1.Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
2.Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
3.Replace the system board.