Acer Aspire 5910 Service Guide

Acer Aspire 5910 Notebook ComputerService Guide
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Revision History
Refer to the table below for the updates made on this version of the Aspire 5910 Notebook Computer 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 textual conventions are used in this service guide.SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE Gives additional information related to the current topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any physical risk or  system 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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Service Guide Coverage
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 func tionality of a machine (e.g. add-on 
card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LO CALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic 
Service Guide. In such cases, please contact your regional...

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Table of Contents
System Tour  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Aspire Tour  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Open Front View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Close Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the Touchpad Board     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Removing the Modem Board     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
Removing the Bluetooth Board      . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
Removing the Subwoofer    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Removing the USB Board      . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Features
Your Aspire 5910 is part of the Acer Gemstone line of notebook computers. It provides superior computing 
performance and excellent audio-visual experien ce in an all new sleek and elegant exterior. 
NOTE:  The features listed in this section is for your re ference only. The exact configuration of your Aspire 
computer depends on the model purchased.
Computing platform
TMobile technology: Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology
TProcessor: Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor. Your Aspire...

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Audio
TOne speaker grill with L/R stereo speakers
TOne subwoofer supporting low-frequency effects
TTwo built-in stereo microphones supports beam forming, echo cancellation, and noise suppression 
technologies
TRealtek ALC883 Azalia High Definition Audio Codec
TIntel High Definition Audio (Intel HD Audio, integrated in the Intel ICH7-M)
TSupports the following audio technologies:
t     Dolby® SurroundSound
t     Dolby Home Theater
t     S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)
t     MS-Sound...