Acer Extensa 510 Maintenance Manual

·540 or 810 Million Byte Hard Drive (user replaceable)
·Support for two PCMCIA Type I or II options or one Type III PCMCIA
option card
·Ergonomic keyboard with palm rest (2.7 mm travel); built-in touchpad
pointing device
·Most standard external device interfaces including serial, parallel,
PS/2
®, and external VGAÔ
.
·3.5-inch, 1.44 MB Floppy Drive 
·10.4 inch Dual Scan Color LCD
·AC Adapter with autosensing (100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz); 34
Watts of DC output power
·10.8 Volt, 2400 mAH capacity,...

Touchpad
Pointing Device
Touchpad
Select Buttons Power On/Off 
ButtonCover Release
Button
Five Status
LEDs
Primary Battery Pack
(Accessible from Right Side)
Hard Drive
(Accessible from Underneath)
Setup
Button Standby/Suspend
Button
Type I /11 or III
PCMCIA Slot
Primary Battery 
Cover
Hard Drive
Cover
Floppy Drive
Assembly
Audio Line/Mic
JacksHDD Release
Latches
Power In
Connector
PS/2
Connector VGA, Serial
and Parallel
Connector
Door
Speaker
Figure 1-2  Extensa 51x Series Features
      
1-4 
 General...

1.4.1External Ports
As shown in Figure 1-3, the notebook computer contains the following
external ports:
·9-Pin Serial Port for attaching any RS-232 type serial device to the
Notebook
·25-Pin Parallel Port for attaching bidirectional parallel devices
·Audio Line-In, Line-Out, and Microphone-In
·15-Pin External VGA Monitor Port for attaching an external monitor
·6-Pin PS/2 Port to attach an external Keyboard or Mouse
·AC Adapter Connector for attaching the AC Adapter to the notebook
AC Adapter...

1.4.2Touchpad Pointing Device
All members of the Extensa family feature a built-in touchpad pointing
device located near the center of the keyboard palmrest. With light pressure,
the cursor can quickly be positioned to the desired point; a quick double tap
on the touchpad and you have selected an object. Two select buttons
(switches) are located along the front edge of the notebook
.
1.4.3Keyboard 
The Extensa Series Keyboard is an IBMÔ enhanced-type keyboard with the
standard character and function keys...

·Inverted T Cursor Control Key layout
The notebook keyboard is available in the following versions:
·U.S. English Keyboard, TI Part No. 9811398-0001- This version (also
known as the domestic version)  is generally used in the United States
and Canada.
·International versions include:
·
United Kingdom Keyboard, TI Part No. 9811398 -0002
·
German Keyboard, TI Part No. 9811398 -0003
·
French Keyboard, TI Part No. 9811398 -0004
·
Spanish Keyboard, TI Part No. 9811398 -0005
·
Swiss Keyboard, TI Part No....

1.4.3.1  Controls and Indicators
As shown in Figure 1-6, Extensa Series Notebook Computers contain a set
of three buttons (switches) and five LED displays just above the keyboard
including: 
·Power, Setup, and Standby/Suspend Buttons (Switches)
·Sleep Mode
 Indicator. This LED lights when the notebook is in Sleep
Mode.
·Hard Drive
 Activity Indicator. This LED lights when the notebook is
accessing the hard drive (read or write).
·Num Lock
 indicator. This LED lights when you press the NumLk key to
toggle...

1.4.4 Standard Power Features
Notebook power for the Extensa 51x Series Notebook Computers is provided
by an AC Adapter and a rechargeable 10.8 V, 2400 mAh Duracell DR35
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack that installs in a bay near the
front of the notebook (right side).
All members of the Extensa 51x family feature a powerful Power
Management subsystem (hardware and software) that provides longer
portable operation and protection of files during low battery conditions.
1.4.5Preloaded Software
All...

·Microsoft Works
·Quicken SE
·Lotus Organizer
·Microsoft Entertainment Pack No. 4
1.4.6 Notebook Expansion Capabilities
Expansion capabilities built into the Extensa notebook series include:
·User installable expansion RAM memory (to a maximum of 40 MB);
notebook accepts either fastpage mode or EDO RAM modules.
·A Cable-Connect PS/2 Numeric Keypad option, TI Part No.
2581381-0001, can be attached to the external PS/2 Port.
·A parallel device can be attached to the notebook’s external 25-pin
parallel port...

1.6.1 Cover-Display Assembly
The Cover -Display Assembly contains the LCD screen and associated high
voltage power supply and video circuitry. The Cover -Display Assembly
contains several field-replaceable components including:
·LCD Assembly
·Cable Assemblies
·Inverter Board 
·Contrast Board
Floppy Drive
Assembly
TouchPad
Assembly
Top Case
Assembly
Charger/Power 
Supply Board 
Hard Drive Assembly
Floppy Drive 
Assembly
Battery End
 Cover
Bottom View
Battery 
Pack Hard Drive
Cover
Hard Drive 
Outer Cover...

The Display Assembly attaches to the System Base Assembly through four
top mounted screws.
1.6.2 System Base Assembly
As shown in Figure 1-7, the majority of the notebook’s field-replaceable
units (FRUs) are located in the system base assembly. These FRUs include:
·Main Board Assembly
·Hard Disk Drive Assembly
·Up to two Dual Inline Memory Modules
·Floppy Drive Assembly
·Power Supply Board Assembly
·Battery Board Assembly
·Battery Pack Assembly
·Top Case Assembly
·Touchpad Assembly
·Keyboard Assembly...