Acer Travelmate 5110 Service Guide

Acer
Aspire 9420/ 9410/ 7110
TravelMate 5620/ 5610/ 5110
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are 
available on the ACER/CSD web.   For 
more information, please refer to http://
csd.acer.com.tw 

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates of Aspire 9420/ 9410/ 7110 and TravelMate 5620/ 5610/ 5110 
service guide.
Date ChapterUpdates
September 29, 2006 first release 

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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.
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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   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Display and Graphics   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Storage Subsystem  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Input Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Rotating the Acer Orbicam   . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Launching the Acer OrbiCam (for 1.3 megapixel camera models only) 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Changing the Acer OrbiCam Settings  . . . . .  29
Capturing Photos or Videos  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Using the Acer OrbiCam as Webcam . . . . . .  31
Enabling the Acer VisageON (for 1.3 megapixel camera models only) 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31...

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Chapter Four Troubleshooting 72
System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
External Diskette Drive Check  . . . . . . . . . . .  73
External CD-ROM Drive Check  . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check  .  73
Memory Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Power System Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Check the Power Adaptor   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Check the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Touchpad Check...