Acer Aspire 9800 Service Guide

Aspire 9800 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 9800 service guide.
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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...

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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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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)
NOTE: Windowsl
® VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to 
Windows® VistaTM. For more information on Windows® VistaTM and how to upgrade, go to: 
Microsoft.com/windowsvista.
Platform and memroy
TIntel® Centrino®  Duo mobile...

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TDVI-D (ture digital video interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
TAcer ArcadeTM featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM  and Acer ClearVision technologies
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
TAnalog TV-tuner supporting international analog TV standards...

Chapter 13
tAcer PrimaLiteTM technology
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
I/O Ports
TExpressCardTM/54 slot 
TPC Card slot (one Type II)
T5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
TFour USB 2.0 ports
TDVI-D port with HDCP...

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System Block Diagram
M P.59
M P.59
A P.2
A P.2 A P.2 A P.2 T P.1 I P.3 I P.3
HDDPATA
M P.53
M P.53
LPC47N217
OPTION M P.38
M P.39
M P.38
M P.37
M P.38M P.50
M P.60 M P.13
M P.25
M P.26
M P.52M P.18
M P.49
M P.47 M P.53
M P.39 M P54 & I P.1
M P.55
M P.46M P.51
M P.56
A P.1M P.60
M P.46 M P40-44
M P.62I P.2 M P.57
M P.58
M P.59
SATA
USB2.0 PORT
MDC
MAX_9713
LPC 3.3V 33MHZ
AV IN
M P.28-31
PORT
652 BGA
LINE OUT
North Bridge
1466 uFCBGA
SUPER I/O & KBCANT
Jack Two
M P.30
HDD
CardBus
OPTION M P.53...