Acer Aspire 8935G User Manual

Acer Aspire 8935G
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Acer SM80 service guides.
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   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Front View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the Power Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Removing the LCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Removing the Upper Cover   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Removing the Launch Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Removing the Volume Control Board . . . . . . . . ....

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Replacing the USB Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Replacing the Bluetooth Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Replacing the RTC Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Replacing the TouchPad Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Replacing the Finger Print Reader Bracket   . . . . ....

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Acer SM80 FRU List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Screw List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Model Definition and Configuration  230
Acer SM80 Series  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Test Compatible Components  271
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Environment Test   . . . ....