Acer Extensa 510 Maintenance Manual

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Caution: If the notebook is powered up with the LCD bezel removed,
you can be exposed to high voltages which could result in shock and
equipment damage. Ensure that the batteries and AC adapter are re-
moved from the notebook when working on the LCD/Display assembly.
1.Use a narrow piece of plastic or pointed tweezers to apply light 
pressure to one edge of the lower screw covers. The lower screw
covers will bow outward and can be removed.
2.Remove the rubber upper screw covers using a pair of...

6.5.11Removing/Replacing the Smart Battery Board
Control Board
To remove and replace the Smart Battery Control Board, perform the
following procedure:
1.Remove the Upper Case Assembly as described in Paragraph 6.5.4. 
2.Disconnect the battery cable located next to HDD Connector.
3.Remove the two screws that secure the board to the plastics and 
remove the board.
4.Replacement is essentially the reverse of steps 1 through 3 above. 
Note:
  When reinstalling the Smart Battery Control Board, use the...

6. Using a small flat blade screwdriver and apply light pressure in a
rocking motion to remove the hard drive cable connector.
7. Remove four Phillips-head screws (one on each of the four sides of the
heat sink opening) securing the board to the base assembly. Do not
remove the smaller screws which are part of the PCMCIA connector
hardware.
8.Remove the Phillips head screw at the left rear of the Main Board.
9. Lift up along the front edge of the Main Board Assembly until it clears
the hard drive cavity;...

3. Gently pry to the left (with pin 1 alignment at the bottom right as
shown in Figure 6-6).
4.Gently remove the chip from the socket.
5.  To install a chip into a vacant CPU socket, insert a flat blade
screwdriver into the opening at the right side of the processor socket
(refer to Figure 6-6) and pry to the left to unlock socket.
6.Insert the processor chip into the socket.
7.Insert a flat blade screwdriver into the slot on the left side of the
processor socket and pry to the right to close and lock...

A
Self Test Error Messages
A.1 Introduction
This appendix contains reference data useful in diagnosing and correcting
self test errors.
Table A-1  Self Test Error Messages
Error Message  Corrective Action
CMOS Battery Bad Replace Main Board
CMOS Checksum Error Cycle power to Notebook; if
problem persists, remove and re-
place Main Board.
Disk Boot Failure Insert a system disk in drive A
Diskette Drive Controller Error or No
Controller PresentCycle power to Notebook; if
problem persists
Diskette Drive...

Error Message  Corrective Action
Keyboard Interface Error Cycle Power to Notebook. If
problem persists, replace keyboard;
if problem persists, replace Main
Board.
Memory Size Mismatch Enter and then exit the System
Configuration Setup in the Setup
utility.
Missing operating system Correct the HDD type and reboot.
Refer to the specification label
pasted on the back side of the
notebook or attached to hard disk
drive.
Non-system disk or disk error. Replace
and strike any key when readyInsert a system disk...

Checkpoint
No.Description
D4h Normal POST start
04h Programmable Interval Timer test in-progress or
failure
06h DMA page register write/read test in-progress or
fail
08h RAM refresh verification in-progress or failure
09h 1st 64K RAM test in-progress
0Ah 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - multi-bit
0Bh 1st 64K RAM odd/even logic failure
0Ch 1st 64K RAM address line failure
0Dh 1st 64K RAM parity test in-progress or failure
10h 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure bit 0
20h Slave DMA register test...

Checkpoint
No.Description
D4h Normal POST start
3Ah Interval timer channel 2 test in-progress or
failure
3Bh Time-Of-Day clock test in-progress or failure
3Ch Serial port test test in-progress or failure
3Dh Parallel port test test in-progress or failure
3Eh Math Coprocessor test in-progress or failure
50h Initial M1429
52h Dynamic Memory Configuration & check
external Cache size
53h Shadow BIOS
54h Perform PCI device initialization
55h Check CMOS checksum
56h Check CMOS config against actual
57h...

Checkpoint
No.Description
D4h Normal POST start
1Fh Begin to configures PCI VGA devices
D1h Allocate Space for option ROM
       
Error  Messages A-5 

B
PC-Doctor Diagnostics
B.1Introduction
The Extensa Series Notebooks are shipped with PC-Doctor, a powerful
diagnostics tool that can help you determine the hardware configuration of
a local or remote system, benchmark its performance, analyze the
performance of all subsystems, and perform a suite of interactive and
non-interactive tests on attached devices (such as printers, joystick devices,
VGA monitors, SCSI devices, CD-ROM drives). The test results are stored in
a log which can be printed out (by...