Acer Aspire 5050 Service Guide

Aspire 5050/3050 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5050/3050 service guide.
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Copyright
Copyright © 2006 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.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no...

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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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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the HDD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Removing the Memory/the Wireless LAN Card/the Modem Board  . . . . . . . . . . .66
Removing the ODD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Removing the LCD Module (including Keyboard)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Disassembling the Main Uint   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
TAMD TurionTM 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52/TL-56/TL-60 (1.6/1.8/2 GHz, 2x 512 KB L2 cache), or 
TL-50 (1.6 GHz, 2x 256 KB L2 cache) processor, featuring Dual-core processing, supporting AMD 
PowerNow!
TM, technology and AMD HyperTransportTM technology, 64bit OS support
TAMD TurionTM 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 (2.0 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache), supporting AMD 
PowerNow!TM, technology and AMD HyperTransportTM...

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TTwo front-access LED-switches: WLAN, Bluetooth® 
Audio
TIntel® High-Definition audio support
TTwo built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers (1.5W)
TBuilt-in microphone
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
Communication
TAcer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support  via Acer 
OrbiCamTM and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone
TAcer OrbiCamTM  integrated 310,000 pixel CMOS camera, featuring:
t      225 degree ergonomic rotation
t      Acer...