Acer Aspire 5100 Service Guide

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Feature •  Acer UI support
•  Multi-boot support
•  1MB flash RIOM for system BIOS
•  Suspend to RAM (S3) / Disk (S4)
•  Various hot keys for system control
•  Support boot option: HDD/Removable device (media bay device)/all USB 
ports
•  Support protocols: SMBIOS 2.3, PCI2.2, WFM2.0 
•  ACPI 2.0/3.0 compliance with Intel Speedstep support C1, C2, C3, C4, S3 
and S4 for mobile CPU
•  DMI utility for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag
•  Y2K solution support
•  BIOS virus protection
•...

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ENE CB714 Card Bus Host Adapter
ItemDescription
Feature •  3.3V operation with I/O 5V tolerance
•  LFBGA 169-ball package
•  Pinout compatible with ENE CB1410
•  PCI interface
1.  Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3
2.  Compliant with PCI Bus PW Management Interface Specification Revision 1.1
3.  Compliant with PCI Mobile Design Guide Version 1.1
4.  Compliant with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification Revision 
1.0
•  CardBus Interface
1.  Compliant...

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Audio
ItemDescription
Audio controller Realtek ALC833 Azadia Codec
Feature •  HD Audio
•  SNR > 85
•  Codec specification requires:
1.  HD Audio interface
2.  10 DAC (7.1ch + 2CH); 2 ADC
3.  DAC SNR >/= 95dB, ADC SNR >/= 85dB
4.  2 pins with DTS logo codec
5.  S/PDIF out support
6.  All DACs support 44.1K/48/K/96K/192K sample rate
7.  All ADCs support 44.1K/48K/96/192K sample rate
8.  At least 2 GPIOs for customized applications
•  One internal array analog microphone
•  Two speakers, at...

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Features •  Touch pad with 4-way integrated scroll button
•  Windows keys and application keys support
•  Standard pitch, 2.5 mm travel length
•  Hotkey controls
•  Embedded numeric keypad
•  Multi-language support
•  Spill-proof
•  Four easy-launch buttons: Internet browser, E-mail with LED, Acer 
Empowering, one user-programmable button
Battery
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Panasonic/Sanyo/Sony
Features •  Li-Ion
•  8-cell of 18650 Li-Ion battery pack (2200mAh cell)
•  6-cell of...

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Pixel pitch (mm) 0.1971 (H) x 
0.1971 (V)0.2588 (H) x 
0.2588 (V)0.25875 (H) x 
0.25875 (V)0.2588 (H) x 
0.2588 (V)
Typical white 
luminance (cd/
m
2) also called 
brightness200 (typical) 185 (typical) 200 (typical) 200 (typical)
Contrast ratio 400 (typical) 400 (typical) 400 (typical) 400 (typical)
Respond time 
(msec.)Rise: 6
Decay: 10Rise: 6
Decay: 10Rise:6
Decay: 10Rise: 5
Decay: 11
Normal input 
voltage of power 
supply+3.3V (typical) +3.3V (typical) +3.3V (typical) +3.3V (typical)
Power...

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AC Adaptor
24X Combo Drive Interface
Normal input 
voltage of power 
supply+3.3V (typical) +3.9V (typical) +3.3V (typical) +3.3V (typical)
Power 
consumption 
(watt)3.96 (typical) 4.76 (typical) 3.96 (typical) 3.9 (typical)
Weight 570g 530g 550g 585g
Physical size 
(mm)317.3 (W) x 242.0 
(H) x 5.9 (D)317.3 (W) x 241.5 
(H) x 5.9 (D)317.3 (W) x 242 
(H) x 5.7 (D)317.3 (W) x 242 
(H) x 5.7 (D)
Electrical 
interface1 channel LVDS LVDS LVDS 1 channel LVDS
Color support 262,144 colors 262,144...

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8X Super Multi Interface
Access Time (Typical) DVD: Random Access: 
125 ms
DVD: Full Stroke: 165ms
CD: Random 
Access:105ms
CD: Full Stroke:160msDVD: Random Access: 
100 ms
DVD: Full Stroke: 190ms
CD: Random 
Access:95ms
CD: Full Stroke:180msDVD: 120 ms (average)
CD: 110 ms (average)
Buffer Memory 2MB 2MB 2MB
Interface Compliant to ATA/ATAPI-
5ATA/ATAPI-6, MMC-3 
and SFF8090 Ver5, 
Revision 1.2.N/A
Applicable disc format •  DVD (read): DVD 5, 9, 
10, 18, DVD-ROM, 
DVD-Video, DVD-R 
3.95G,...

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Access time / Seek 
time•  DVD: random access 
130ms
•  DVD: full stroke 
250ms
•  CD: random access 
11 0 m s
•  CD: full stroke 220ms•  Access time: DVD 
160 msec; CD 150 
msec.
•  Random seek time: 
DVD 150 msec; CD 
140 msec.
•  Full stroke seek time: 
DVD 300 msec; CD 
290 msec.•  Random access: DVD 
130ms; CD 130ms
•  Full stroke: DVD 
200ms; CD 240ms
Buffer memory 2MB 2MB 2MB
Interface compliant to ATA/
ATAPI-6, MMC-4 and 
SFF8090 Ver5compliant to SFF8020, 
SFF8090c o m p l i a n t  t...

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ItemSpecification
Vendor and model name HLDS GMA-4082N
Performance Specification
Transfer rate read (KB/sec.) Sustained:
•  DVD: 11.08Mbytes/sec.
•  CD: 3600kbytes/sec.
Access time / Seek time •  DVD: random access 160ms
•  DVD: full stroke 260ms
•  CD: random access 140ms
Buffer memory 2MB
Interface compliant to ATA/ATAPI-6, MMC-4 and SFF8090 Ver5
Applicable disc format CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM/XA Mode-2 Form-1 and Mode-2 
Form-2, CD-I, Video-CD (MPEG-1), CD-Text, PhotoCD, Enhance 
CD,...

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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built in the BIOS (Basic Input / Output 
System) of computer. Generally speaking, the computer is already properly configured and 
optimized, and you do not need to run this utility.
However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Otherwise, you can 
also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises.
Invoking BIOS Setup
To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST (when...