Acer Aspire 5710 5710G 5310 5310G User Manual

							Aspire 5710/5710G/5310/5310G Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5710/5710G/5310/5310G Series 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.
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, or its 
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential 
damages resulting from any defect in the software.  
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Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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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 be covered 
in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible 
personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
2.Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information 
available on your regional web or channel.  If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will 
not be noted in the printed Service Guide.  For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer 
office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service 
Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and 
service of customer machines. 
						

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							Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Operating system
qGenuine Windows® VistaTM Capable
qGenuine Windows® VistaTM Home Basic / Home Premium / Ultimate / Business Edition
qGenuine Windows® XP Home / Professional Edition (Service Pack 2)
qGenuine Windows® XP Media Center / Tablet Edition
qGenuine Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 4)
NOTE: Windows
® VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to 
Windows® VistaTM. For more information on Windows® VistaTM and how to upgrade, go to: 
Microsoft.com/windowsvista.
Platform and memory
qIntel® Centrino® Merom mobile technology, featuring:
• Intel® CoreTM2 Duo processor T7300/T7500/T7700 (4MB, L2 cache 2.0/2.2/2.4, 800 MHz FSB) or higher
• Intel® CoreTM2 Duo processor T5450/T7100 (2MB, L2 cache 1.66/1.8, 667/800 MHz FSB) or higher
• Intel® PM945 / GM945 / GML943 chipset
qIntegrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/
n) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
qCore logic: Intel® 965PM/965GM+ICH8M (north bridge+ south bridge)
qUp to 2GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM modules 
(dual-channel support)
Display and graphics
q15.4” WXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 6 lamps
q16 ms typical of/off and 8 ms average gray-to-gray response time
qSimultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer VistaTM supported
qSupporting NVIDIA® PureVideoTM technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware 
Acceleration, integrated HDTV encoder) dual-link DVI, Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, 
OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizerTM 6.0 and PCI Express®
qDual independent display
q16.2 million colors
qMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
qS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
qAcer ArcadeTM featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM and Acer ClearVision technologies
Audio
qIntel® High Definition audio support
qTwo built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers (1W)
System Specifications
Chapter  1 
						

							2Chapter 1
qDolby® Digital Live and DTS Neo: PC support
qSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
qBuilt-in microphone
Storage subsystem
qOne or two 80/100/120/160/200 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive, supporting software RAID 0/1
qOptical drive options: DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (slot-load)
q5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), 
Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD)
Input devices
q88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with 5-degree curve
qTouchpad with 4-way scroll button
qFour easy-launch buttons
qTwo front-access switches: WLAN LED and Bluetooth® LED-switches
Communication
qAcer Video Conference, featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer 
OrbiCam
TM and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone
qAcer OrbiCamTM 0.3 megapixel CMOS camera, featuring:
• 30 degree ergonomic rotation
• Acer VisageOnTM technology
• Acer PrimaLiteTM technology
qModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
qLAN: gigabit Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready
qWPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
qWLAN: Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/n) 
Wi-Fi® CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
I/O Ports
qPCI Express Card slot (54mm type)
q5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
qFour USB 2.0 ports
qIEEE 1394 port
qMicrosoft MCE infrared (MIR) port
qExternal display (VGA) port
qS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
qRF-in port (for selected models)
qAV-in port
qHeadphones port with S/PDIF support
qMicrophone-in jack
qLine-in jack
qEthernet (RJ-45) port
qModem (RJ-11) port
qDC-in jack for AC adapter 
						

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Environment
qTemperature:
• Operating: 5ºC to 35ºC
• Non-operating: -20ºC to 65ºC
qHumidity (non-condensing):
• Operating: 20%~80%
• Non-operating: 20%~80% 
						

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System Block Diagram