Acer Aspire 5720 Service Guide

Asprire Nettling SeriesService Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire Nettling 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, magne tic, 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 MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds 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 offi ce MAY have decided to extend the  functionality of a machine (e.g. 
add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability ). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will...

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Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Operating system
TGenuine Windows® VistaTM Capable
TGenuine Windows® VistaTM Home Basic / Home Premium / Ultimate / Business Edition
TGenuine Windows® XP Home / Professional Edition (Service Pack 2)
TGenuine Windows® XP Media Center / Tablet Edition
TGenuine Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 4)
NOTE:  Windows
® VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to 
Windows® VistaTM. For more informa tion on...

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TDolby® Digital Live and DTS Neo: PC support
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
TBuilt-in microphone
Storage subsystem
TOne or two 80/100/120/160/200 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive, supporting software RAID 0/1
TOptical drive options: DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (slot-load)
T5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), 
Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD)
Input devices
T88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with...

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Environment
TTemperature:
t Operating: 5ºC to 35ºC
t Non-operating: -20ºC to 65ºC
THumidity (non-condensing):
t Operating: 20%~80%
t Non-operating: 20%~80% 

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System Block Diagram