Acer Aspire 3000 Service Guide

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Input devices
T88-/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-panel buttons: wireless LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button
I/O interface
TThree USB 2.0 ports
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TExternal display (VGA) port
TMicrophone/line-in jack
THeadphones/speaker/line-out port
TType II PC Card slot
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor 
						

							Chapter 13
System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3000/5000)
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AA
(698 PIN BGA)SIS M760GXNB CPU
AMD Athlon64
SIS 963L
ZL5Block DiagramThermalThermal sensor & Fan
SB
BIOS
15 XGA/WXGALCD
DDR 333DDR SO-DIMM
DVO
CRT1x D-SUB 15-Pin
RTL8201CP
RJ-11 MDC1.5
(371 PIN BGA)
16x16
1600MT/s
MuTIOL(1GB/s)
LAN PHY
RJ-45
87-KeyInt. Keyboard
6-ButtonTouch Pad
LPC
NS PC97551EC
RGB
3x  connectorUSB ODD
ATA 66/100Primary Master
USB 2.0
HDD
Secondary MasterSMT uPGA754
SIS302ELV
56K MODEM
MII
ALC203
AMP
Int. SpeakerMAX9755HP-Out Jack AC97 CodecMIC-In Jack
AC97 2.1LVDS
ATA 66/100
MINI USB(BLUETOOTH)
CLK-GENICS 952801
HOST 200MHz
ZCLK 133MHz
PCI 33MHz AGP 66MHz
USB 48MHz
REF 14.318MHz
3V/5V
3V_ALWAYS
3VSUS 3V_S5
+3V
+5V 5VPCU
5VSUS
15V
CPU CORE
BATTERY
CHARGERVCC_CORE
2.5V/1.25V
Line-In Jack
PCI 2.2Antenna
TI PCI1410CardBus1x type-I/IIPC Card
REQ1#, GNT1#REQ0#, GNT0#
INTB#, INTC#
133MB/s (33MHZ)
INTD#WLAN 802.11A/G
IDSEL : AD22Mini PCI
IDSEL : AD17
DDR_VTT
+1.8V 2.5VSUS
1.25VREF
+1.5V +2.5V
+1.2V_HT
1.2V/1.5V
1.8V
1.8V_S5HyperTransport
Transformer
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System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3500)
Aspire 3500 is Intel® platform. It has different system block diagram from Aspire 3000/5000. Aspire 3500 
system block diagram will be released later. 
						

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Board Layout (For Aspire 3000/5000)
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13 Power Jack 14 CRT Connector
15 Battery Connector 16 ODD Connector
17 302ELV LVDS Encoder 18 RJ45 & RJ11 Connector
19 MINI PCI 20 Northbridge M760GX
21 CPU Socket 22 USB Connector
23 USB Connector 24 BIOS ROM
25 EC PC97551 26 RTC Battery
27 DDR SO-DIMM Socket1 28 LAN PHY RTL8201CP
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Bottom View
   
29 DDR SO-DIMM Socket2 30 Southbridge 963L
31 PCMCIA Connector 32 HDD Connector
33 USB Connector 34 LineOut Jack
35 Microphone Jack 36 LineIn Jack
37 WLAN Button 38 Bluetooth button
39 Battery LED 40 Power LED
41 Audio Codec ALC203 42 FAN Connector
1 Lid Switch 2 Panel Connector
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3 LED Board Connector 4 Modem Connector
5 Keyboard Connector 6 Bluetooth Module Connector
7 Touchpad Board Connector 8 Internal Microphone Connector
9 Clock Generator 10 PCMCIA Connector
11 MDC Connector 12 Internal Speaker Connector 
						

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Panel
This is a brief introduction to the I/O ports, the features and the indicators.
Front view
#ItemDescription
1 Display  screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer 
output.
2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
3 Keyboard For entering data into you computer.
4 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the 
computer.
5 Click buttons (Left and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right 
mouse buttons.
6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a 
computer mouse.
7 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show 
the status of the computer and its functions and 
components.
8 Launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs. 
9 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 
						

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Closed front view
Left view
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio 
output.
2 Power indicator Lights up when the computer is on.
3 Battery indicator Lights up when the battery is being charged.
4 Bluetooth communication button/
indicator (for selected models)Press to enable/disable the Bluetooth function. 
Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication 
(optional).
5 Wireless communication button/
indicatorPress to enable/disable the wireless function. 
Indicates the status of wireless LAN 
communication (optional).
6 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD 
player, stereo walkman).
7 Mic-in jack Accepts inputs from external microphones.
8 Speaker/Line-Out/Headphone jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., 
speakers, headphones).
9 USB 2.0 port Connects to Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 
devices (e.g., USB mouse, UsB camera).
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Right view
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#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs 
depending on the optical drive type.
2 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is 
turned off.
4 Optical drive eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive.
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot
2 PC card slot Accepts one Type II CardBus PC Card.
3 USB 2.0 port Connects to Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 
devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
4 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100 based 
network.
5 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.
6 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after 
prolonged use. 
						

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Bottom view
#IconPortDescription
1 Power jack Connects to an AC adaptor.
2 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external 
monitor, LCD projector).
3 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible 
computer security lock.
#ItemDescription
1 Hard disc bay Houses the computer’s hard disc (secured by a screw).
2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.
3 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
4 Battery lock Locks the battery in place.
5 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool. 
Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.
6 Memory comparment House the computer’s main memory.