Acer Aspire 4715z Service Guide

Acer
Aspire 4715Z/4315
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Travelmate 4715Z/4315 service guide.
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Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by Acer Incorporated.  All rights reserved.  No part of this publication may be reproduced, 
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in 
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without 
the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. 

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Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the 
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular 
purpose.  Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.  Should the 
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not  Acer Incorporated, its distributor,...

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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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System Specification  1
Features 1
Your Acer Notebook Tour  3
Front View 3
Closed Front View  4
Left View 4
Right View 5
Rear Panel 5
Bottom Panel  6
Indicators 7
Easy-launch Buttons 8
Touchpad 9
Touchpad Basics  9
Using the Keyboard  11
Lock Keys and Embedded Numeric Keypad  11
Windows Keys  12
Hotkeys 13
Special Keys  14
Using the System Utilities  15
Acer Empowering Technology  15
Empowering Technology Password  15
Acer eNet Management   16
Acer ePower Management   18
Acer ePresentation Management...

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External Module Disassembly Process  48
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart  48
Removing the Battery Pack  49
Removing the Express Dummy Card  49
Removing the Lower Cover  50
Removing the DIMM  51
Removing the WLAN Board Module  52
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module  53
Removing the Optical Drive Module  54
Main Unit Disassembly Process  56
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart  56
Removing the CPU Heatsink Module  57
Removing the CPU  58
Removing the Keyboard  59
Removing the Middle Cover  60...

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Hardware Gap Setting  108
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 109
Aspire 4715Z/4315 Exploded Diagram  110
Aspire 4715Z FRU List (No: LX.AL40C.013)  111
Aspire 4715Z FRU List (No: LX.AL10Y.001/003/015)  119
Aspire 4315 FRU List (No: LX.AKZ0C.007)  127
Model Definition and Configuration  136
Aspire 4715Z/4315  136
Test Compatible Components  137
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Compatibility Test  138
Online Support Information  143 

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