Acer Aspire 5738dzg Service Guide

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Main Board 
Top View
No.CodeConnector
1 SPKR_L1 Left speaker cable connector
2 KB1 Keyboard cable connector
3 AMIC1 MIC cable connector
4 SPKR_R1 Right speaker cable connector
5 PSCN1 Volume button board cable connector
6 TPCN1 Touchpad board cable connector
7 FPCN1 Fingerprint cable connector 
8 RTC1 RTC battery connector
9 USBCN1 USB cable connector
Connector Locations
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Bottom View
No.CodeConnector
1 BT1 Bluetooth board cable connector
2 LOUT1 Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
3 MICIN1 Microphone-in jack
4 LIN1 Line-in port
5 USB1 & USB3 USB 2.0 ports
6CRT1 VGA port
7 FAN1 Heatsink fan cable connector
8 HDMI1 HDMI port
9 RJ45 Ethernet port
10 DCIN1 DC-in port
11 CPU1 CPU socket 

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Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery
This section provides the standard operating procedures for clearing the password and BIOS recovery for the 
system. There is one Hardware Open Gap on the main board for clearing the password check and one Hotkey 
for enabling BIOS Recovery.
Clearing Password Check
Hardware Open Gap Description
Hardware Gap Position on the Main Board
Gap name in Aspire 5738DG/5738DZG  Series and Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series is G78.  
Hardware Default...

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Gap name in Aspire 5542G/5542/5242 and Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series is G106.   
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If the user sets the BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security reason, the 
BIOS will ask for the password during system POST or when the system enters into the BIOS Setup menu.  If 
it is necessary to bypass the password check, the user needs to short the hardware gap to clear the password 
by following these steps:
• Power off the system,...

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BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk
BIOS Recovery Boot Block:
BIOS Recovery Boot Block is a special block of the BIOS. It is used to boot up the system with minimum BIOS 
initialization. Users can enable this feature to restore the BIOS firmware to a successful one once the previous 
BIOS flashing process failed.
BIOS Recovery Hotkey
The system provides a function hotkey: Fn+Esc, for enabling the BIOS Recovery process at system power-on 
during BIOS POST. To use this function, the AC adapter and...

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3.Decompress the Crisis Package Source.  Select WINCRIS.EXE  and then select Run as administrator 
under Windows.   
4.Keep the default settings and then click on the Start button.
5.When the pop-up warning dialog box appears, press OK to continue creating the Crisis Disk.    

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6.The Crisis Disk will be created after a few seconds. 
7.Press No if you do not want to create another Crisis Disk.  

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8.Reconnect the USB removable storage device and check if it contains the 3 files shown in the following 
figure.  

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This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of Aspire 5738DG/
5738DZG Series, Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series, Aspire 5542G/5542/5242 Series and 
Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA 
(Return Merchandise Authorization).
Please note that WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, you should check the most up-to-date information available 
on your regional web or channel. For whatever reasons...

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Exploded Diagram