Acer Aspire 5500z Service Guide

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Applicable disc format for 
Panasonic UJ-845Read:
DVD: DVD-5, 9,10,18, DVD-R (3.95G/4.7G), DVD-RW, DVD_RAM (4.7G), 
DVD+R, DVD+RW
CD: CD-Audio, CD-ROM (mode1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 
and form 2), CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), CD-I Ready, CD-I Bridge, CD-R, 
CD-RW, Photo CD, Video CD, Enhanced Music CD, CD-TEXT
Write:
DVD: DVD-RAM, DVD-R4.7GB, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
CD: CD-R, CD-RW (disc at once, sessionat
 once, track at once, fixed/variable 
packet writing, multi-session)...

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Mixed sound source Line-in, CD
Voice channel 8/16-bit, mono/stereo
Sampling rate 44,1 KHz (48K byte for AC97 interface)
Internal microphone Yes
Internal speaker / Quantity Yes/2
Video Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset ATI Mobility RADEON
® X1300 (for discrete models)
Package MBGA 708 pin
Interface PCIE x16
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes
Video Memory
ItemSpecification
Chipset ATI Mobility RADEON
® X1300 (for discrete models)
Memory size 64MB/128MB
Interface DDR
USB Port...

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Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No ZV support
Supports 32 bit CardBus  Yes
System Board Major Chips
Item Controller
Core logic Intel
® 915GM/PM+Intel® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB)
VGA ATI Mobility RADEON
®  X1300 (for discrete models)
LAN BroadCom BCM4401
IEEE 1394
TSB34AB21A (No IEEE 1394 for this model)
USB 2.0 built-in Intel® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB)
Super I/O controller SMsC LPC 47N217
MODEM built-in Intel
® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB)
Bluetooth built-in Intel
® ICH6-M (Mobile...

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Package configuration 3 cells in series, 2 series in parallel 
for 6-cell battery
2 cells in series, 3 series in parallel 
for 9-cell battery
Normal voltage 11.1V
Charge voltage 12.6+-0.1v
LCD 14.1 inch
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name QDI: QD14TL01 (Glare)
Surface treatment: 
glare+hard coating 
3HQDI 
QD14TL01
CMO
N141I1-L03
CMO
N141I1-L02 (non-
glare)
Screen Diagonal (mm) 14.1 inches 14.1 inches 14.1 inches
Active Area (mm) 303.7x189.8 303.7x189.8 303.3x189.6
Display resolution...

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Brightness conditions Vadj=3.3V
Input voltage (V) 9~21
Input current (mA) 350 (max)
Output voltage (V, rms) 1600 (starting voltage)
Output current (mA, rms) 6.2~6.8 (DAC=0)
Output voltage frequency (k Hz) 45~65K Hz
AC Adaptor
ItemSpecification
Input rating 90V AC to 264V AC, 47Hz to 63Hz
Maximum input AC current 1.7A
Inrush current  240A@115VAC 240A@230VAC
Efficiency 83% min. @115VAC input full load
System Power Management
ACPI modePower Management
Mech. Off (G3) All devices in the system...

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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimi zed, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if 
you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup.  Please also refer to Chapter 4 
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press 
m during POST (when “Press  to  enter Setup” message is prompted 
on...

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Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
TTo choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys ( zx).
TTo choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys (  wy).
TTo change the value of a parameter, press  por  q.
TA plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press  e to expand this item.
TPress  ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
TIn any menu, you can load...

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Main
NOTE: The system information is su bject to different models.
ParameterDescription
Product Name This field displays the prodcut name of the system.
Manufacturer Name This field displays the manufacturer name of the system
BIOS Version This field displays the BIOS version of the system.
VGA Version This field shows the VGA  firmware version of the system.
HDD Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
HDD Serial Number This field displays the seri...

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The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information, and also includes basic setup 
parameters. It allows the user to specif y standard IBM PC AT system parameters.
L2 Cache This field displays CPU L2 cache size. It varies in CPU type.
System Memory This field reports the memory size of  system base memory. The size is fixed to 640 KB.
Extended Memory This field reports the memory size  of the extended memory in the system. Extended 
memory size = Total memory size -...