Acer Aspire 8920 Service Guide

							Aspire 8920 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 8920 service guide.
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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 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 representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the 
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular 
purpose.  Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.  Should the 
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not  Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its 
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential 
damages resulting from any defect in the software.  
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
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Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 
						

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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 be covered 
in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible 
personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
2.Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information 
available on your regional web or channel. If,  for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will 
not be noted in the printed Service Guide.  For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer 
office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service 
Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and 
service of customer machines. 
						

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							Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Operating system
• Windows Vista™
NOTE: Windowsl® VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to   
Windows® VistaTM. For more information on Windows® VistaTM and how to upgrade, go to: 
Microsoft.com/windowsvista.
Platform and memory
                     Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
                     Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
                      Intel® Wireless WiFi Link Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, or Intel® PRO/Wireless Wi-Fi 
                     CERTIFIED® network connection
System memory •
                     Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support
                     Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display and graphics
                     18.4 WUXGA
                       N V I D I A ®  G e F o r c e ®  9 6 5 0 M  G S  w i t h  u p  t o  1 2 8 0  M B  o f  T u r b o C a c h e ™   o r  N V I D I A ®  G e F o r c e ®                       
                     8600M GT with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache™
TV-tuner
                     Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T
Audio
                     Dolby® -certified surround sound system with five built-in stereo speakers and one subwoofer
                     supporting lowfrequency effects
                     S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers 
                     Built-in stereo microphones
Storage subsystem
                     2.5 hard disk drive
                     Optical drive options:
                     Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) drive
                     DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
                     6-in-1 card reader
Input devices
                     105-/106-key keyboard
                     Touchpad pointing device
                     Acer CineDash media console capacitive human interface device
System Specifications
Chapter  1 
						

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Communication
                    Acer Video Conference, featuring:
                      Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
                      Acer PureZone technology
                      Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
              WLAN:
                        Intel® Wireless WiFi Link network connection or Intel® PRO/Wireless network connection
I/O Ports
                     ExpressCard™/54 slot
                     6-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS, MS PRO, xD)
                     USB 2.0 ports
                     HDMI™ port with HDCP support
                     Consumer infrared (CIR) port
                     External display (VGA) port
                     Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
                     Microphone-in jack
                     Line-in jack
                     Ethernet (RJ-45) port
                     Modem (RJ-11) port
                     DC-in jack for AC adapter
Environment
                   Temperature:
•operating: 5 C to 35 C
•Non-operating: -20 C to 65 C
                   Humidity (non-condensing):
•operating: 20%~80%
•Non-operating: 20%~80%
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							Chapter 13
System Block Diagram 
						

							4Chapter 1
Board Layout