Acer Travelmate 8531 Service Guide

TravelMate 8571/8531 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 8571/8531 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2009 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.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN 
MESSAGESDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds 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 NOT...

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Table of Contents
System Specifications  1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Bottom View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Table of Contents
Memory check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Power System Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Touchpad Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Index of Error Messages . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Operating system
‰Genuine Windows Vista®*
‰Genuine Windows
® 7*
NOTE: Windowsl
® 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
®...

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Storage subsystem
‰2.5 hard disk drive*
‰2.5” solid state drive*
‰DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
‰Multi-in-1 card reader
Communication
‰Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam*
‰WLAN:
zIntel
® Wireless WiFi Link 5100*
zAcer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*
zAcer InviLink™ 802.11b/g*
‰WPAN: Bluetooth
® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)*
‰WWAN: UMTS/HSPA at 850 MHz/900 MHz/1900 MHz/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 
(850/900/1800/1900 MHz)*
‰LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
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