Acer Aspire 8730 Service Guide

							Appendix B181
PCMCIA Test
LAN/Modem Card TDK CardBus Ethernet 10/100 32-Bit CBE-10/100BTX
Storage Card Hitachi Microdrive 4G
1394 Card Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus (IFC-ILCB/DV)
USB2.0 Card IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10/100
Wireless Lan Card
(Not recommended for wireless ready 
model)Cisco Wireless LAN Card 802.11a
NETGEAR Wireless LAN card 802.11a
ISDN Card Toshiba Type B for Bluetooth 128K ISDN Card
GPRS Card Vodafone QL1ACC-21581 3G/GPRS card
Sony Ericsson GC83 GPRS card
Sony Ericsson GC89 GPRS card
ExpressCard Test
Express Card Abcom 5-in-1 Adapter ExpressCard Reader
Abcom GigaLan ExpressCard
Sunix ECF2400 2 Ports 1394A ExpressCard
Memory Card Test (SD/MS/MMC/SM/CF/Microdrive/XD)
SD Card Apacer 128/256MB
SanDisk 256MB
Apacer 2GB (150x Hi-Speed)
KINGMAX 1GB (66x Hi-Speed)
SanDisk 1GB
RiDATA 4GB SD PRO Memory Card
MS Card Sony 512 MS PRO
Lexar 512MB MS PRO
Lexar 1GB MS PRO
Sony 2GB MS PRO
MMC Card SanDisk 32MB
Transcend 64/128MB
Transcend 256MB
SanDisk RS-MMC 128MB
PQI RS-MMC 256MB
Transcend 512MB
A-DATA Turbo 200X 2GB MMC Card
XD Card Apacer 256/512MB
SanDisk 2GB
Olympus 512MB
CF Card Apacer 256/512
SanDisk 2GB
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							Appendix C183
This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems.
If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch 
office. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information 
sources will require a user i.d. and password. These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Acers Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them.
In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acers Notebook, Desktop and 
Server models including:
Service guides for all models
Users manuals
Training materials
Bios updates
Software utilities
Spare parts lists
TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin)
For these purposes, we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of our 
technical material.
 Also contained on this website are: 
Detailed information on Acers International Traveller’s Warranty (ITW) 
Returned material authorization procedures 
An overview of all the support services we offer, accompanied by a list of telephone, fax and email 
contacts for all your technical queries.
We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you have any suggestions or 
comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these to us.
Online Support Information
Appendix C 
						

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							185
A
AFLASH Utility 48
Antennas 116
Audio 32
B
Battery Pack 54
BIOS 28
vendor 28
Version 28
BIOS Utility 37–48
Navigating 38
Onboard Device Configuration 43
Security 41, 42
System Security 47
Board Layout
Top View
 139
brightness
hotkeys
 15
C
caps lock
on indicator
 11
computer
on indicator
 11
CPU 80
CPU Fan True Value Table 28
D
DIMM Module 58
Display 4
display
hotkeys
 15
E
Error Symptom-to-Spare Part Index 124
Euro 16
External CD-ROM Drive Check 120
External Module Disassembly
Flowchart
 53
F
Features 1
Flash Utility 48
fpc cable 113
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 145
H
Hard disk 30
Hard Disk Drive Module 64, 66
HDD 30
Hibernation mode
hotkey
 15
Hot Keys 13
I
Indicators 11
Intermittent Problems 137
J
Jumper and Connector Locations 139
Top View 139
K
Keyboard 34, 74
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 
120
L
LCD Bezel 110
LCD Brackets 116
LCD Module Disassembly
Flowchart
 109
LCD with the Brackets 111
lower cover 56
M
Main Unit Disassembly
Flowchart
 72
Mainboard 101
media access
on indicator
 11
Index 
						

							186
Memory Check 121
Model Definition 154
Modem Board 100
Motherboard 139
N
Notebook Manager
hotkey
 15
num lock
on indicator
 11
O
Online Support Information 183
P
Panel 6
Bottom 10
left 6
PC Card 11
Power System Check 121
Battery Pack 123
Power Adapter 122
Processor 28
S
Screw List 52
speakers
hotkey
 15
System
Block Diagram
 4
System Check Procedures 120
System Memory 28
System Utilities 37
T
Test Compatible Components 179
touchpad
hotkey
 15
Touchpad Check 123
Troubleshooting 119
TV Tuner Board 58
U
Undetermined Problems 138
utility
BIOS
 37–48
V
view
left
 8
rear 9
right 9
W
Windows 2000 Environment Test 180