Acer Aspire 9100 Service Guide

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Loading mechanism Load: Manual
Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button)
               (b) Release by ATAPI command 
               (c) Emergency Release
Power Requirement
Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) 
Audio Interface
ItemSpecification
Audio Controller Realtek ALC250
Audio onboard or optional Built-in
Mono or Stereo Stereo
Resolution 18 bit stereo full duplex
Compatibility AC97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
Sampling rate 1Hz resolution VSR (Variable Sampling...

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Resolution, colors and maximum refersh rate (Hz) in 256, 65K or 16.7M colors.
NOTE: 16:9 aspect ratio monitors are supported on 1920x1080 and 848x480 on Windows(R)XP, Windows(R) 
2000 and Windows(R)ME. The complete list of resolutions depends on the driver version and operating 
system. NOTE: resolutions are limited by the performance of the attached monitor.
 
  
 
1920x1440 75
2048x1536 60
USB Port
ItemSpecification
USB Compliancy Level 2.0
OHCI USB 2.0
Number of USB port 3
Location  Two on...

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LCD
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name SAMSUNG LTN154X3-L01-G 
GLARELG LP154W01-A3 GLARE
Screen Diagonal (mm) 15.4inch 15.4inch
Active Area (mm) 331.2(H)x207.0(V) 331.2(H)x207.0(V)
Display resolution (pixels)WXGA (1080x800) WXGA (1080x800)
Pixel Pitch 0.25875(H)x0.25875(H)mm 0.25875(H)x0.25875(H)mm
Pixel Arrangement RGB vertical stripe RGB vertical stripe
Display Mode Normally white Normally white
Surface Treatment Haze 0 (Glare), Hardness 3H Hard coating (2H) glare+ Anti 
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Load 0(min) 3.16A(max)
Output Ratings (CC mode)
DC output voltage 19V +/-1.0V for CV mode
Constant current mode 3.6 +/- 0.3A
Dynamic Output Characteristics
Turn-on delay time 3 sec (@ 115Vac)
Hold up time 5ms (@115Vac, Full load)
Over Voltage Protection (OVP) 24V
Short circuit protection 3.9A max can be protected and output can be shorted without damage
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 15KV (at air discharge)
8KV (at contact discharge)
Dielectric Withstand Voltage
Primary to secondary 3000Vac...

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Hard Disk Standby Mode
Hard disk is idle within a specified period of 
time.THard disk drive is in standby mode.
(spindle turned-off)
Environmental Requirements
ItemSpecification
Temperature
Operating
+0~+35 
°C
Non-operating
-20~+65 
°C
Package storage
-20~+65 
°C
Humidity
Operating 10% to 90% RH, non-condensing
Non-operating 10% to 90% RH, non-condensing (Unpacked)
Non-operating 10% to 90% RH, non-condensing (Storage package)
Vibration
Operating (unpacked) Operation vibration: 1.0G...

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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if 
you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup.  Please also refer to Chapter 4 
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press 
m during POST (when “Press  to enter Setup” message is prompted 
on the...

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Main
This menu provides you the information of the system.
ParameterDescription
System BIOS Version Displays system BIOS version
VGA BIOS Version Displays VGA BIOS version
Serial # Displays the serial number of the unit.
UUID Number UUID=16bytes. This will be visible only when there is an internal LAN device present.
System Memory This field reports the memory size of system base memory. The size is fixed to 640KB.
Extended Memory This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in...

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Advanced
The Advanced screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced 
settings of the system.
FIR Ports
Configure the system’s Infrared port using options: Disabled and Enabled.
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
DescriptionOption
FIR I/O Settings Sets the base I/O address and IRQ for Infrared 
port.COM1, 3F8, IRQ4/ 
COM2, 2F8, 
IRQ3
/ COM3, 3E8, IRQ4/ 
COM4,...

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LPT Port
Configure the system’s parallel port using options: Disabled and Enabled.
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
Legacy USB Support
Disabled: Disable support for Legacy Universal Serial Bus.
Enabled: Enable support for Legacy Universal Serial Bus.
DMA Setting for Fast IR Sets a DMA channel for the printer to operate in 
ECP mode. This parameter is enabled only if 
Mode is set to ECP.DMA1, DMA2,...