Acer Aspire 9300 Service Guide

Acer
Aspire 9300/7000TravelMate 7510 Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates of Aspire 9300 / 7000 & TravelMate 7510 service 
guide.
Date ChapterUpdates 

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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 mean s, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, 
chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prio r written permission of Acer Incorporated. 

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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 defect ive following their purchase, the buyer (and not 
Acer Incorporated, its...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual me ssages that appear on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related  to the current topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing  or not doing specific actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible  hardware or software problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds 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 Acer s “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. ad d-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). 
These LOCALIZED FEATURES...

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Chapter1 System Specification 1
Features 1Platform 1
System Memory 1
Display 1
Graphics 1
Storage Subsystem 2
Optical media drive 2
Communication 2
I/O Interface 2
Power Subsystem 3
Dimensions and Weight 3
Environment 3
Block Diagram 4
Outlook Tour 5 Front View 5
Closed Front View 6
Left View 7
Right View 7
Rear View 8
Base View 8
Using the Keyboard 10 Lock keys and Embedded Numeric Keypad 10
Windows keys 11
Hotkeys 11
Special keys 12
Indicators 14
Easy-launch Buttons 15
Touchpad 16 Touchpad Basics...

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Security 52Set Supervisor/User Password 53
Characters    0-9,A-Z (not case sensitive) 53
Boot 55
Exit 56
Chapter3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 57
General Information 57 Before You Begin 57
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 58
Disassembly Procedure 60 Removing the Battery Pack 60
Removing the HDD Module 60
Removing the Wireless LAN Card and the RAM Modules 61
Removing the Keyboard 63
Separating the LCD Module and Main Unit 64
Disassembling the Main Unit 65
LCD Disassembly 72
Chapter4...

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Appendix B Test Compatible Components 124
Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test 125
Appendix C Online Support Information 129 

Chapter 11
Features
Platform
Aspire 9300 Series
TAMDTM Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52/TL-56/TL-60 (1.6/1.8/2GHz, 2 x 512 KB 
L2 cache), TL-50 (1.6GHz, 2 x 256 KB L2 cache) featuring:
TDual-core processing
TSimultaneous 32 bit and 64 bit Windows® support
TAMD PowerNow!TM, AMD HyperTransportTM, Enhanced Virus Protection2 and 3DNow! 
professional technology
Aspire 7000 Series
TAMD SempronTM Mobile Technology 3200+/3500+(1.6/1.8 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache), 
3400+ (1.8 GHz, 256 KB L2 cache), or higher,...