Acer Travelmate 8331 Service Guide

TravelMate 8371/8331 SeriesService Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 8371/8331 service guide.
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Copyright
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transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or  translated into any language or computer language, in 
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magne tic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without 
the prior written permission  of Acer Incorporated.
Disclaimer
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Acer Incorporated makes no...

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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 offi ce 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
System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Machine Disassembly and Replacement  43
General Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Before You Begin   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Disassembly Procedure Flowchard   . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Removing the Battery Pack   . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Operating system
‰ Genuine Windows Vista®
NOTE:  Windows® Vista® Capable PCs come  with  Windows® 
XP installed, and  can be  upgraded  to   
Windows® Vista®. For more information on Windows® Vista® and how to upgrade, go to: 
Microsoft.com/windowsvista
.
Platform
‰ Intel® Core™2 Duo processor*
‰ Intel
® Core™2 Solo processor*
‰ Intel
® Celeron® mobile processor*
‰ Mobile Intel
® GS45 Express Chipset
‰ Intel
® Wireless WiFi...

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‰Solid state drive*
‰ 5-in-1 card reader
Communication
‰Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
‰ WLAN:
zIntel
® Wireless WiFi Link 5100*
z Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*
z Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g*
‰ WPAN: Bluetooth
® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)*
‰ WWAN: UMTS/HSPA at 850/900/1900/2100 MH z and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/
1900 MHz)
‰ LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
Privacy control
‰Enhanced Acer DASP (Di sk Anti-Shock Protection)
‰ Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint...