Acer Aspire 7540 Service Guide

Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series
Aspire 7540 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336  and Aspire 7540 Series 
service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2009 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...

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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...

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Table of Contents
System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Your Acer Notebook tour   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Right View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the USB Board Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Removing the Modem Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Removing the Bluetooth Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Removing the Microphone Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Removing the Main Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Platform
For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series
•Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring:
•Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
•Intel Celeron processor
•Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45/GL40 Express Chipset*
•Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300*
•Intel® Pentium® mobile processor*
•Mobile Intel® GM45/GL40 Express Chipset*
•Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*
•Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g*
For Aspire 7540 Series
•AMD Better By Design...

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•Screen resolution support
For UMA models: 640x480, 720x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x480, 1024x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 
1280x600, 1280x720, 1280x768, 1600x900
• For Discrete models: 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x862, 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280*800, 1360*768, 
1600x900 
Storage subsystem
•2.5 hard disk drive
•Optical drive options:
•Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive*
•DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive*
•Multi-in-1 card reader
Special keys and controls
•103-/104-/107-key keyboard...