Acer Aspire 1700 Service Guide

Acer Aspire 1700 Series
Service Guide
PART NO.: VD.A08V7.001
                                                                                                                                     
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 800 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGESDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds you to do specific actions 
relevant to the accomplishment of 
procedures. 

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Preface
Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.
1.This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION 
decided for Acers global product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product 
competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. 
add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT...

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VII
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Outlook  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Main Board Layout  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Remove the system fan   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
FDD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
HDD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
Combo Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
General Information   . . . ....

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Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations  85
Top view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Connector Description   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
Bottom View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
Connector Description   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter 11
Overview
Aspire 1700 is designed to be a mobile desktop. It can support Intel Pentium 4 Northwood as well as Intel 
Celeron with front side bus 400MHz or 533MHz. The LCD panel ranges from 15” to 17” and the capacity is 
built to be below 6 litters. 
System Specifications
Chapter 1
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