Acer Aspire 5340 Service Guide

Aspire 5740/5740D/5340 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5740/5740D/5340 Series service guide.
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Copyright
Copyright © 2009 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
System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Dimension and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
System Block Diagram    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Your Acer Notebook tour   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the Modem Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
Removing the Bluetooth Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Removing the Right Speaker Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Removing the Main Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Removing the Heatsink Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Platform
•Intel® Core i7 processor*
•Intel® Core i5 processor*
•Intel® Core i3 processor*
•Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
•Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n*
•Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g*
System memory
•Dual-Channel SDRAM support
•Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules*
•Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules*
Display
•15.6 HD 1366 x 768
•16:9...

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Storage subsystem
•2.5 hard disk drive
•Optical drive options:
•Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive*
•DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive*
•Multi-in-1 card reader
Special keys and controls
•103-/104-/107-key keyboard
•Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device
Audio
•Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
•Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theatre® audio enhancement
•True5.1-channel surround sound output
•High-definition audio support
•S/PDIF...