Acer Aspire 9120 Service Guide

							Aspire 9110/9120 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 9110 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 
						

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Copyright
Copyright © 2006 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. 
						

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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
TGenuine Windowsl® VistaTM Capable
TGenuine Windowsl® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2)
TGenuine Windowsl® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Rollup 2)
Platform and memroy
TIntel® Centrino®  Duo mobile technology, featuring:
t Intel® CoreTM Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz 
FSB) or higher (for Aspire 9110)
t Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T7200/T7400/T7600 (4MB L2 cache, 2.0/2.16/2.33 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) and 
T5500/T5600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB), supporting Intel® EM64T(for Aspire 9120)
t Intel® 945PM Express chipset
TIntegrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) 
Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
TCore logic: Intel® 945PM+ICH7M (north bridge+ south bridge)
TUp to 2GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM moules (dual-
channel support)
Display and graphics
T15.4” 200-nit WXGA Acer CrystalBriteTM high-brightness color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel 
resolution, 16 ms response time, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer 
GridVista
TM
T16:10 viewing ratio
TNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with 128/256MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting Microsoft® 
DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® 
PowerMizerTM 6.0 and PCI Express®
T16.7 million colors
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
TS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
TDVI-D (ture digital video interface) support
TAcer CinemaVisionTM technology (Acer ArcadeTM)
TAcer ClearVisionTM optimization (Acer ArcadeTM)
TV-tuner
TAcer TV-tunver options:
tAnalog TV-tuner supporting hardware MPEG-2 stream encding
tDigital and analog hybrid TV-tuner supporting hardware MPEG-2 stream encoding
tDigital and analog hybrid TV-tuner supporting software MPEG-2 stream encoding
System Specifications
Chapter  1 
						

							2Chapter 1
TAnalog TV-tuner supporting international analog TV standards (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
TDigital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial) standard (6 MHz to 
8MHz)
TTV-tuner I/O:
tRF jack for digita/analog TV antenna cable input
tAV-in port for composite/S-video/line-in audio/video input
TTV-tuner cables:
tNTSC/PAL cable for digital/analog TV input, NTSC converter to convert port from PAL/SECAM to NTSC
tMini DIN cable: RCA jack and S-video port for audio/video input
TAcer DVB-T antenna (UHF/VHF reception) supporting Acer SignaUpTM wireless technology
Audio
TIntel® High Definition audio support
TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
T2.1-channel speakers with built-in subwoofer (1.5W)
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
TBuilt-in microphone
Storage subsystem
T80/100/120/160 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive
THigh Definition DVD-ROM
TDVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (slot-load)
T5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), 
Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD)
Input devices
T88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with 5-degree curve
TTouchpad with 4-way scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-access switches: WLAN LED and Bluetooth® LED-switches (for selected models)
Communication
TAcer Video Conference, featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer  
OrbiCamTM and optional Acer Bluetooth VoIP phone
TAcer OrbiCamTM 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera, featuring:
t225 degree ergonomic rotation
tAcer VisageOnTM technology
tAcer PrimaLiteTM technology
TWWAN: UMTS WCDMA (3G) at 2100 MHz and GPRS/EDGE, tri-band capable (900/1800/1900 
MHz), upgradeable to HSDPA 1.8 Mbps (for selected models)
TModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
TLAN: gigabit Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready
TWPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
TWLAN: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-
Fi® CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology 
						

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I/O Ports
TExpressCardTM/34 slot 
TPC Card slot (one Type II)
T5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
TFour USB 2.0 ports
TIEEE 1394 port
TConsumer infrared (CIR) port
TFast infrared (FIR) port 
TExternal display (VGA) port
TAV-in port
TRF-in Jack
TS-Video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port 
THeadphones/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
TMicrophone-in jack
TLine-in jack
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor
Environment
TTemperature:
toperating: 5 C to 35 C
tNon-operating: -20 C to 65 C
THumidity (non-condensing):
toperating: 20%~80%
tNon-operating: 20%~80%
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							4Chapter 1
System Block Diagram