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.
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.
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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)
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 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
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 677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM moules (dual-
channel support)
Display and graphics
T20.1” WSXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 6 
lamps
T19” WXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1440 x 900 pixel resolution, 4 lamps
T16 ms typical of/off and 8 ms average gray-to-gray response time
TSimultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer VistaTM supported
TNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with up to 512MB TurboCacheTM (256 MB of dedicated GDDR2 
VRAM and up to 256 MB of shared system memory) or,
TNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 with up to 256MB TurboCacheTM (128 MB of dedicated GDDR2 
VRAM and up to 128 MB of shared system memory)
TSupporting NVIDIA® PureVideoTM technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware 
Acceleration, integrated HDTV encoder) dual-link DVI, Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, 
OpenEXR Hight Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizerTM 6.0 and PCI 
Express®
TDual independent display
T16.7 million colors (20.1” LCD model)
T16.2 million colors (19” LCD model)
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
TS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
System Specifications
Chapter  1 
						

							2Chapter 1
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 (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 digital/analog TV antenna cable input
tAV-in port for composite/S-video/line-in audio/video input
TTV-tuner cables:
tPAL cable for digital/analog TV input, PAL/SECAM to NTSC port converter
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
TAudio system with two built-in Acer 3DSonic (1.5W) stereo speakers and one Acer BasSonic 
Subwoofer
TDolby® Digital Live and DTS Neo: PC support
TIntel® High Definition audio support
TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers (1.5W)
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
TTwo built-in stereo microphone
Storage subsystem
TOne or two 80/100/120 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive, supporting software RAID 0/1
TOptical drive options: DVD-Super Mulit 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:
t30 degree ergonomic rotation
tAcer VisageOnTM technology 
						

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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 support
TIEEE 1394 port
TConsumer infrared (CIR) port
TFast infrared (FIR) port
TExternal display (VGA) port
TS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
TAV-in port
TTV-tuner antenna-in port 
THeadphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support
TMicrophone-in jack
TLine-in jack
TParallel port
TSerial port
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor
NOTE: HDCP is acronym for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. An encryption system for enforcing 
digital rights management (DRM) over DVI and HDMI interfaces
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
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
HD Codec
HP Jack
M P.53M P.51PRINTER
SIZE
PCI Bus
TITLE
Audio  Board Controller
M P32-36
HDD
Controller
ANT
8 Cell
x4
SIL3512E USB 2.0
RAID
I/O BOARD
KB / LED
MAX_MAX971488E8055
MINI PCI
MIC IN
Batt Charger
HDCP
ROM
M P.48M P.45
MDC 1.5
M P.57 I P.3
CPU
YONAH/MEROM
(No USB)
PORT
M P19-24 M P.14-17
BIOS
\SPDIF\
INTEL PRO
JackDSC
COM
CONN
PCIELOM
PCI_Express Bus
2 PICK BUTTON/
4 WAY
DVI
Azalia
VRAM
CODE
DDR2 533/667  
CD-ROMDDR2_SODIMM0
DDR2_SODIMM1
MS,MS-P,SD.SD-IO,XD,MMC
BLUETOOTH
MIC
ADM1032
HDMI
Sub
NVG73M/G72MV
CLK GEN
Express Card
* 8(4) PCS 
MAX
ICS9LPR316
Woofer
SATA
WIRELESS 3945ABG
KBC1122
REAL_ALC883DD-GR 31W/34W
Ultra ATA-100
6 IN 1 SLOT
VGA
South Bridge
ANT PSBSATA
9722
S-Video
LPC 3.3V 33MHZ
CIR / FIR
TOUCH PAD
LINE INInternal Array
LCM
MARVELL
Controller
DOC. NUMBER
DDR2 533/667  
RJ45
RJ11 CNTR MAIN BATTCRT
THERMAL SENSOR
1394 CONN X 1
& FAN
SpeakersTV TUNER
Calistoga
1.5*3A TAPE
ICH7-M
Azalia
SMSCTI  PCI7412
 Aspire 9800CS A3Model_No 000REV
AMPMini Card
VER 2.0
PCMCIA 
TYPE IIMini Card
HDD DMI
PWR Board
SUPPORT 0,1