Acer Aspire 4920 Service Guide

Acer
Aspire 4920
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 4920 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  4
Front View 4
Closed Front View  5
Left View 6
Right View 7
Rear Panel 7
Bottom Panel  8
Indicators 9
Easy-launch Buttons  10
MediaTouch Keys  11
Touchpad 12
Touchpad Basics  12
Using the Keyboard  14
Lock Keys and Embedded Numeric Keypad  14
Windows Keys  15
Hotkeys 16
Special Keys  17
Acer Empowering Technology  18
Empowering Technology Password  18
Acer eNet Management   19
Acer ePower Management   21
Acer eAudio Management   23
Acer...

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External Module Disassembly Process  52
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart  52
Removing the Battery Pack  53
Removing the SD Dummy Card  54
Removing the Express Dummy Card  54
Removing the Lower Cover  55
Removing the DIMM  56
Removing the WLAN Board Module  57
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module  58
Removing the Optical Drive Module  59
Main Unit Disassembly Process  61
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart  61
Removing the CPU Heatsink Module  62
Removing the CPU  63
Removing the Keyboard  64...

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Board Layout 114
Top View  114
Bottom View  115
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List  119
Aspire 4920 Exploded Diagram  120
Aspire 4920 FRU List  121
Model Definition and Configuration  130
Aspire 4920 130
Test Compatible Components  133
Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Compatibility Test  134
Online Support Information  139
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