Acer Aspire 4230 Service Guide

Chapter 11
System Specifications
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Operating System
•Windows® Vista™
Platform
•AMD Better By Design program, featuring:
•AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile processor*
•AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile processor*
•Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor*
•NVIDIA® nForce® MCP77MH
•Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g
System Memory
•Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support
•Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display and...

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Communication
•Acer Video Conference, featuring:
•Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam*
•Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone*
•WLAN: Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g
•WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR
•LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
•Modem: 56K ITU V.92
Privacy Control
•Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution*
•BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
•Kensington lock slot
Dimensions
•339 (W) x 243 (D) x 29/39 (H) mm (13.35 x 9.57 x 1.14/1.54 inches)
•2.40 kg (5.29 lbs.)
Power Subsystem
•ACPI 3.0
•48.8W 4400...

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Environment
•Temperature:
•Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C
•Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C
•Humidity (non-condensing):
•Operating: 20% to 80%
•Non-operating: 20% to 80%
NOTE: Items marked with * denote only selected models. 

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System Block Diagram
14.318MHz
X3USB 6 USB 3 USB 10X1 X1 X1
Realtek 
RTS5158E
PCI-EX1 X1Mini PCI-E
Card
(Wireless LAN) (NEW CARD)
Express
Card
(10/100/GagaLAN)
LANBRODC OMRJ45BCM8764M
USB2.0 Ports Blue tooth PC - c a m
USB 0,1,7
SAT A1
SAT A - HDD
Card Reader
Ke yboard
LAYER 4 : IN2
PCB STACK UP
LAYER 5 : VCC LAYER 1 : T OP
LAYER 6 : BOT LAYER 2 : GNDUSB2.0
      KBC
(WPCE775C)
LPCA z a lia
ODD(SAT A)
LAYER 3 : IN1
DDRII-SODIMM2
CPU THERMAL
SENSOR
NORTH BRIDGE & 
SOUTH BRIDGE
DDRII  667/800...

Chapter 15
Your Acer Notebook tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new computer.
Front View
No.IconItemDescription
1 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
2 Acer Crystal Eye Web camera for video communication.
3 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), 
displays computer output.
4 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
5 Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology
6 Easy-launch 
buttonsButtons for launching frequently used program....

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Closed Front View
9 Click buttons 
(left, center* and 
right)The left and right buttons function like the left 
and right mouse buttons. *The center button 
serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint 
reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way 
control function.
10 Touch  Pad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions 
like a computer mouse.
11 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
12 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio 
output.
No.IconItemDescription
1 5-in-1 card...

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Left View
No.IconItemDescription
1 External display 
(VGA) portConnects to a display device 
(e.g. external monitor, LCD projector).
2 Ethernet (RJ-45) 
portConnects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based 
network.
3 Modem (RJ-11) 
portConnects to a phone line.
4 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse, 
USB camera).
5 Headphones/
speaker/line-out 
jack with S/PDIF 
supportConnects to audio line-out devices 
(e.g. speakers, headphones).
Microphone-in 
jackAccepts input from external...

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Right View
Rear View
No.IconItemDescription
1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.
2 Optical disk access 
indicatorLights up when the optical drive is active.
3 Optical drive eject 
buttonEjects the optical disk from the drive. 
4 Emergency eject 
holeEjects the optical drive tray when the computer is 
turned off. Note: Insert a paper clip into the 
emergency eject hole to eject the optical drive 
tray when the computer is off.
5 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices...

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Bottom View
No.IconItemDescription
1 Battery bay Houses the computers battery pack.
2 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.
3 Hard disk bay Houses the computers hard disk (secured with 
screws). 
4 Memory 
compartmentHouses the computers main memory.
5 Battery release 
latchReleases the battery for removal. 

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Indicators
The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators. The front panel indicators are visible even when the 
computer cover is closed.
NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows 
green when in AC mode.
Easy-Launch Buttons
Located beside the keyboard are application buttons. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are: 
WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth, Arcade and Acer Empowering Technology.
The mail and Web...