Acer Aspire 8920g Service Guide
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Aspire 8920 Series Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 8920 service guide. DateChapterUpdates
III 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. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 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.
IV 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.
V 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.
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
2Chapter 1 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% °° °°