Acer Ferrari 1000 Service Guide

Acer
Ferrari 1000
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates of notebook Ferrari 1000 service guide.
Date ChapterUpdates 

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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. 

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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,...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information 
related to the current topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from 
doing or not doing specific actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible 
hardware or software problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds 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...

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Table of Contents
Chapter One System Specification 1
Specification   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operating System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Platform   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
System Memory   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Display and Graphics   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Audio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Storage Subsystem  . . . . . . . . . ....

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Hotkeys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Special keys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Using the Bluetooth Optical Mouse . . . . . . . 19
Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Acer Bluetooth® VoIP Phone  . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Layout  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
LED Indicators  . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Advanced  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Security   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Boot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
BIOS Password Removal SOP   . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
HDD Password Removal SOP   . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter Three Machine Disassembly and Replacement 66
General Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter Five Jumper and Connector Location 99
Main Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Bottom Side   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
Upper Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101
Chapter Six FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) 102
Parts and Exploded Diagram   . . . . . . . . . . . 103