Acer Aspire 9500 Service Guide

							Aspire 9500
System Status Indicators
LED Status
Orange E-mail button
Cap Lock
Num Lock
Media Activity (HDD/ODD)
Green, Orange System Power
Green, Orange  Battery Charging 
Orange Wireless on/off
Blue Bluetooth on/off 
						

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Mainboard Placement 
Top View
Rear View 
						

							Aspire 9500
ITEMDESCRIPTIONITEM DESCRIPTION
JP1 To Power/B Connector JP33 CPU Socket 
JP2 Bluetooth Connector JP35  IEEE1394 Connector
JP4 LCD Connector JP36 MINIPCI Connector (WLAN)
JP5 Internal MIC Connector JP37 FAN Connector
JP6 Headphone/SPDIF Jack JP38 USB Connector
JP7 Line-In Jack JP40 MINIPCI Connector (TV-
Tuner) 
JP8  MIC-In Jack JP41 DDRII SO-DIMM Socket 
JP9 Internal K/B Connector JP42 Internal Subwoofer 
Connector 
JP12 T/P Board Connector JP43 Internal Speaker Connector 
JP13 To LED/B Connector JP44 MDC Connector 
JP14 RF-In Connector JP45  DDRII SO-DIMM Socket
JP15 Parallel Port Connector JP46 5 IN 1 Socket 
JP16 DVI Connector JP48 ODD Connector
JP17 CRT Connector JP51  PCMCIA Socket 
JP18 USB Connector JP52 HDD Connector (P-ATA) 
JP19 TV-Out Connector PJP1 DC-IN Jack 
JP20 AV-In Connector PJP2  Battery Connector 
JP21 RJ11/RJ45 Connector SW1 Lid Switch 
JP22 RF to TV-Tuner Connector U3  LAN Chip 
JP24 USB Connector U4 South Bridge Chipset 
JP25 USB Connector U40 North Bridge Chipset 
JP28 Express Card Socket T1 LAN Transformer 
JP29 VGA/B Connector IR1 FIR Module 
JP30 USB Connector J1 Clear CMOS Jumper  
						

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Block Diagram 
						

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Outlook View
A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.
Front View
#ItemDescription
1 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer 
output.
2 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status 
of the computers functions and components.
3 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs. 
4 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
6 Microphones Internal microphones for stereo sound recording.
7 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a 
computer mouse.
8 Click buttons (left, 
center and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse 
buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll button.
9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the 
computer. 
						

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Closed Front Panel
#ItemDescription
1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.
2Wireless 
communication 
button/indicatorPress to enable/disable the wireless function. Lights to 
indicate the status of wireless LAN communication.
3 Bluetooth 
communication 
button/indicatorPress to enable/disable Bluetooth function. Lights to indicate 
the status of Bluetooth communications.
4 CIR receiver Receives signals from a remote control.
5 Power indicator  Indicates the computers power status.
6 Battery indicator Indicates the computers batttery status.
7 Arcade/media 
buttonsFor use with Acer Arcade and other media playing programs  
(for selected models).
8 Media control Five-way multimedia button (for selected models).
9 Latch Locks and releases the lid. 
						

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Left View
 
#IconItemDescription
1 USB 2.0 port  USB 2.0 ports 
2  Express Card PCI Express card slot Accepts one PCI Express card.
3 Headphone/speaker/line-
out & S/PDIF jackConnects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, 
headphones), S/PDIF compatible 
4 N/A Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices 
5 Microphone  jack Accepts input from external microphones.
6 N/A Slot-load optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.
7 N/A Slot-load optical drive 
eject buttonEjects the optical disk from the drive.
8 N/A LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 
						

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Right View
#ItemDescription
1 PC Card slot eject 
buttonEjects the PC Card from the slot.
2 PC card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.
3 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard (MMC), 
Secure Digital (SD), and xD-Picture Card.
4 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g. infrared printer, IR-aware 
computer, etc...)
3 IEEE 1394 Port Connects IEEE 1394 devices.
4 Two USB Ports  Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 
						

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Rear View
#ItemDescription
1 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use.
2 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.
3 External display 
(VGA) portConnects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).
4 S-video out port Connects to a television or display device supporting S-video input.
5 Parallel port Connects to a printer.
6 DVI-D port Supports digital video connections. (for selected models)
7 RF jack For digital and analog TV input (for selected models).
8 Audio/video in port  Supports both audio and video input.(for selected models).
9 Network jack   Connects the computer to the 10/100/1000 Ethernet network.
10 Modem Jack Connects the built-in fax/data modem to a phone line.
11 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).      
12 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. 
						

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Base View
#ItemDescription
1 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.
2 Memory compartment  Houses the computers main memory.
3 Battery lock latch Locks the battery in place.
4 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal.
5 Battery bay Houses the computers battery pack.
6 Hard disk bay Houses the computers hard disk (secured by a screw). 
7 Sub woofer Emits low frequency sound output. 
8 PCI Card bay Houses the computer’s Mini PCI Card.