Acer 4000 manuel d'utilisation

Ferrari 4000 Service Guide PRINTED IN T AIW AN Service guide files and updates are availab le on the ACER/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer .com.tw[...]

II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the up dates made on Ferrari 4000 servi ce guide. Date Chapte r Updates[...]

III Copyright Copyright © 2005 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 lan guage or computer languag e, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magne tic, optical, chemi cal, manual or otherwise, without the[...]

IV Conventions The following conventi ons are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appe ar on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. W ARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to av[...]

V Preface Before using this information and the product it s upports, please read the fo llowing general info rmation. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all techni cal information relating to the BASIC CON FIGURA TION decided for Acer's "glo bal" product offering. T o better fit local market requirements and enhance prod uct co[...]

VII T able of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mainboard Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

VIII T able of Contents Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly 56 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 1 1 Overview Ferrari series is d esigned with AMD’s top speed low power CPUs wi th the fantastic chassis. It adopts the 15.4” LCD with the unique carbon fiber frame and coating . The AMD Athlon 64 processor is the world’s most tech nically advanced processor for notebook computing and the only Windows-compatible 64-bit PC processor fo[...]

2 Chapter 1 Features This computer was designed with the user in mind . Here are just a few of its many features: Performance T AMD 35W , Mobile AMD Tu rion TM 64 ML30/34/37 /40 processor (2.2GHz, 1MB cache) T Simultanceous 32 bit and 64 bit Windows ® comp atible support T Supporting AMD PowerNow TM : T Optimize s battery life T Provides performan[...]

Chapter 1 3 Graphics T AT I M O B I L I T Y TM RADEON ® X700 with 128MB of video memory T Microsoft ® DirectX ® 9.0 support T AT I P O W E R P L AY TM 5.0 support T PCI Express TM support T DualV iew TM support T External resolution/refresh rate T 2048x1536: 60/66/70/75/78/8 5 Hz T 1600x1200: 60/75/85/100/1 20 Hz T 1280x1024: 60/70/75/85 /90 /10[...]

4 Chapter 1 I/O Ports T One VGA port, 15 pins T One Micropho ne T One Headphone/SPDIF T One S-Video port (TV -OUT) T Four External USB 2.0 connectors T One DC in jack at left-hand side T One RJ-1 1 jack for Modem T One RJ-45 jack for LAN T One IEEE1394 (4pin) T One FIR T One SPR (rear side, Acer proprietary ezDock) T 5-in-1 card re ader ( MS : Memo[...]

Chapter 1 5 Mainboard Placement Top View[...]

6 Chapter 1 Rear View[...]

Chapter 1 7 Power Board[...]

8 Chapter 1 Block Diagram 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 A C C D DISCHARGE CIRCUIT SRCCLK Page 11 Page 22 REQ0#/GNT0# Page 0 2,03 Page 10 754 Pins uPGA Page 11 USB PORT X4 DDR-SODIMM1 B-CHANNEL LCD INTEGRADED PCI-CLK FUNCTION TI 7411 INTE#,INTF# AD25 Page 17,18,1 9,20,21 SOUTH BRIDGE Page 16 REQ1#/GNT1# HyperThansport I/O BUS 705 BGA IDSEL # Clock GEN ICS95[...]

Chapter 1 9 Outlook View A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC. Open View No. Item Description 1 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crys tal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 2 Power button T urns the computer on a nd off. 3 S tatus indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that [...]

10 Chapter 1 Closed Front View # Icon Item Description 1 N/A S peakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo a udio output. 2 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory S tick, Memory S tick Pro, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) and xD-Picture Card Note : Only one card can operate at any given time. 3 Microphone Internal microphone for sou nd reco[...]

Chapter 1 11 Left View NOTE: The positions of the AcerMedia indicator , eject button and e mergency eject hole may differ dependin g on the optical drive module installed. 10 Wireless communications button/indicator Press to enable/disable Wire less function. Lights to indicate the status of wireless LAN communications. (manufacturing option) 1 1 N[...]

12 Chapter 1 Right View # Icon Item Description 1 Three USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera) 2 N/A Slot-load optical drive eject button Ejects the optica l disk from th e drive. 3 N/A Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active 4 N/A Slot-load optical d rive Internal op tical drive; acc[...]

Chapter 1 13 Rear View # Icon Item Description 1 DVI-D port Sup ports digital video connections 2 S-video port Connects to a television or display device with S- video input. 3 124-pin port replicator connector Connects to Acer ezDock # Icon Item Description # Item Description # Icon Item Description # Item Description Note : # Icon Item Descriptio[...]

14 Chapter 1 Bottom View # Item Description 1 Battery release latches Release the ba ttery for removal 2 Optical drive bay release latch Releases the optica l drive for removal 3 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool Note : Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan. 4 Optical drive bay Houses th e computer's opti cal drive. 5 Wireless[...]

Chapter 1 15 Using the Keyboard The full-sized keyboard includes an e mbedded numeric ke ypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Lock keys The keyboard h as four lock keys which you can toggle on and off. The computer features three lock keys, each with its own status indicator light. NOTE: Scroll Lock doesn’t work [...]

16 Chapter 1 Embedded Nu meric Keypad The embedded numeri c keypad functions like a desktop nume ric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the right-hand side of the keycaps. Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Wi ndows-specific functions. Desired action Num Lock on Num Lock off Number keys on embedded keypad T ype [...]

Chapter 1 17 Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer 's controls like screen brightness, volume ou tput and the BIOS utility . T o acti vate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the ot her key in the hotk ey combinatio n. Hot Key Icon Functio n Description Fn-F1 Hot key help[...]

18 Chapter 1 Fn+ w V olume up Increases the sound volume. Fn+ y V olume down Decreases the sound volume. Fn+ x Brightness u p Increases the screen brightness. Fn+ z Brightness down Decrease s the screen brightness. Hot Key Icon Functio n Description Hotkey Icon F unction Description <Fn> + <F1> <Fn> + <F2> "Acer eMana g[...]

Chapter 1 19 Special keys Y ou can locate the Euro symbol a nd the US doll ar sign at the upper-cente r and/or bottom-right o f your keyboard. The Euro Symbol 1. Open a text editor or word processor. 2. Either directly press the < Euro > key at the bottom-right of the keyboard,or hold < Alt Gr > and the n press the < 5 > key at th[...]

20 Chapter 1 Indicators Y our computer provides an array of three indi cato rs located above the keyboard, in addition to four indicators positioned at the front of the palm rest area. These indicato rs show the status of the computer and its componetns. e three indicators located above the ke y board provide the following status information: NOTE:[...]

Chapter 1 21 Easy-launch Buttons Located at the upper-right, above the keyboard are four buttons. These butt ons are called easy-launch buttons. They are: mail, W eb browser , Acer Em powering Key " " and one user-programmable bu tton. Press " " to run the Acer eManager . Please see "Acer eMana ger" on page 24.The ma i[...]

22 Chapter 1 Using the Bluetooth Wireless Optical Mouse Y our Ferrari series notebook computer comes with a Bluetooth wireless optical mouse, including two rechargeable batteries. Installation Installation of the Bluetooth mouse is simple. En able Bluetooth functionality b y pressing the Blue tooth communication button on the front panel. Press the[...]

Chapter 1 23 Using System Utilities Acer eManager Innovative Acer eManagement so ftware is designed for easy access to frequently used fun ctions. At the press of Acer Empowering Key , the Acer eManager user interface appears, featuring four main settings -- Acer eSetting, Acer ePresentation, Acer ePowerManagement an d Acer eRecovery . For more inf[...]

24 Chapter 1 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) T o enable the dual monitor featu re of your notebook, firs t ensure that the second monitor is connected, then, select Star t , Control Panel , Display and click on Settings . Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the display box and then click the check box Extend my windows desktop ont o t[...]

Chapter 1 25 Double (vertical), T ri ple (primary at left), T riple (p rimary at right), or Quad Acer Gridvista is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to be partitioned independently . Acer GridVist a is simple to set up: 1. Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each display from the taskbar . 2. Drag and [...]

26 Chapter 1 Launch Manager Launch Manager allo ws you to set the four ea sy-l aunch buttons located above the keyb oard. "Easy-launch buttons" on page 21 fo r the location of the easy-laun ch buttons. Y ou can access the Launch Mana ger by clicking on Start , All Programs , and then Launch Manager to st art the application. Note: "E[...]

Chapter 1 27 Audio The computer comes with 16-bit high-fidelity AC'9 7 stereo audio, and dual stereo speakers. Adjusting the Volume Adjusting the volume on the computer is as easy as pressing some buttons. See " Hotk eys " on pag e 17 for more information on adju sting the speaker volume. "Hotkeys" on page 14[...]

28 Chapter 1 Touchpad The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surfac e. This means the cursor responds as you move yo ur finger across the surfac e of the touchpad. The central locati on on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and support. Touchpad Basics Use the touchpad as follows: T Move your finger across the tou[...]

Chapter 1 29 NOTE: Keep your fingers, as well as the surface of the t ouchpad dry and clean. The t ouchpad is sensitive to your finger movements: the lighter the touch, th e better the response. T apping hard wi ll not increase the touchpad’ s responsiveness. Drag Click and hold. Then slide your finger across the touchp ad to drag the cursor over[...]

30 Chapter 1 Eject ing the o ptical (CD or DV D) drive tray T o eject the optical drive tray when the comput er is turned on, press the drive eject button. When the power is off, you can eject the drive tray using the emergency eject hole.[...]

Chapter 1 31 Using a Computer Security Lock A security keylock notch, located on the chassis of the computer , lets you connect a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. Wrap the computer security lock cable around an immovable object such as a table or handle of a locked drawer . Insert the lock into the notch and turn the key to secure the [...]

32 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chips Processor Item Specification CPU type AMD T urion TM 64 processor CPU package 754 Pins PGA ZIF socket CPU core voltage Depend on DVI CPU I/O voltage 1.2V Bus S peed 300,400 MHz S tep ping 2 L1 Data C ache 64KB, C ode Cache 64 KB L2 Advanced Transfer Cache 1024 KB Item [...]

Chapter 1 33 Second Level Cache System Memory Memory Combinations BIOS Item Specification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS V ersion Phoenix First BIOS BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32 lead of TSSOP BIOS password control Set by setup manual Item Specification Cache controller Built-in CPU Cache size 2 MB 1st level cache control A [...]

34 Chapter 1 LAN Interface Modem Interface Wireless Module 802.11b/g 512MB 1024MB 1536MB 1024MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 256MB 1280MB 1024MB 512MB 1536MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB Item Specification Supports LAN protocol Gigabi t Fast Ethernet connection LAN connector type RJ45 Wireless LAN InviLink. 802.1 1b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED TM Wireless LAN connector locatio[...]

Chapter 1 35 Hard Disk Drive Interface Item HIT ACH I Model Name HTS541010G9 A T00 Capacity (GB) 100 Bytes per sector 512 Logical heads 16 Logical sectors 63 Configuration Interface A T A-6 Capacity (GB) 100 / 80 / 60 / 40 Sector size (Bytes) 512 Recording zones 16 Data heads (physical) 4 / 4 / 3 / 2 Data disks 2 / 2 / 2 / 1 Max. areal density (Gbi[...]

36 Chapter 1 Item Seagate Model Name ST9100822A Capacity (GB) 100 Guaranteed sectors 195 ,371,568 Bytes per sector 512P Physical read/write heads 4 Discs 2 Caches(Mbytes) 8 Recording density , BPI (bits/Inch typical) 703,000 T rack density . TPI (track/Inch typical) 11 5 , 0 0 0 Areal density (Gbits/Inch max) 86 Rotational speed (RPM) 4200 Internal[...]

Chapter 1 37 Item Seagate Models ST9100823A ST9100824A ST912 0821A Capacity and Interface Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector) Interface 60 Ultra A T A/100 100 SA T A 1.5Gb/s Ultra A T A/100 120 SA T A 1.5Gb/s Ultra A T A/100 Performance Internal T ransfer Rate (Mbits/sec) 386 461 461 Max. External T ransfer Rate (Mbytes/sec) 1 00 150 100 150 100 Av[...]

38 Chapter 1 Item TOS H IB A Model MK8026GAX Data S torage Physical Per drive, formatted 80GB Data Heads 4 Number of Disks 2 Rotational S peed 5,400rpm Average Latency 5.55ms Interface A T A-2/3/4 /5/6 Buffer 16MB Logical Config uration Heads 16 Cylinders 16,3 83 User Sectors/T rack at zone 0 63 Logical Blocks (LBA) 156,301,4 88 Data T ransfer Rate[...]

Chapter 1 39 DVD Multi Drive Item Specification V endor & mo del name UJ-845-CQB Performance Specification> Read CD CD-Audio CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2) CD-ROM (mode 2, form 1 and form 2) CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2) CD-I Ready CD-I Bridge CD-R CD-RW Photo CD Video CD Enhanced Music CD CD-TEXT DVD DVD-5 DVD-9 DVD-10 DVD-18 DVD-R DVD-RW DV[...]

40 Chapter 1 Audio Port Video Interface USB Port Item Specification USB compliancy level 2.0 OHCI USB 2.0 Number of USB port 4 Location Right Side *3 Front Side *1 Item Specification Audio Controller AC’ 97 Codec Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or S tereo St ereo Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to analog converter 18 bit stereo Analog to[...]

Chapter 1 41 Keyboard Item S pecification Keyboard controller PC87541 Keyboard vendor & model name S tandard keyboard w launch button embeded T otal number of keyp ads T 88-89 keys Acer Fine T ouch TM keyboard T 88-key for US T 89-key for EU T 92-key for JP T with 5-degree curve T ouchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button Y es 12 function key[...]

42 Chapter 1 LCD Item Specification V endor & mo del name SAMSUNG / L TN154P LG / LP154W02-B1K1 Size 15.4" 15.4” Resolution Wide SXGA+ Wide SXGA+ Number Of Pixels 1,680 x 1,050 1,680 x 1,050 Active Area(mm 2 ) 331.4 x 207.1 N/A Pixel Pitch(mm) 0.197 0.19725(H) x 0.19725 (V) Number Of Colors 262K 262K Color Gamut(%) 45 45 Contrast Ratio 5[...]

Chapter 1 43 Sleeping S tate (S3) CPU Power Down VGA Power Down PCMCIA Suspend Audio Power Down Hard Disk Power Do wn Super I/O Power Down Sleeping S tate (S4) Also called Hiber nate state. System saves all system states and data onto the disk prior to power of f the whole system. Dimensions and Weight Item Det ails Deminsions 363 (W) x 265.7(D) x [...]

Chapter 2 44 BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration prog ram built into y our computer ’s BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). Y our computer is already prope rly configured and optim ized, and you do not need to run this utility . However , if you encounter confi guration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please a[...]

45 Chapter 2 Buttons Application Launch Buttons NOTE: Detail description and definition of applica tion Launc h Button s, please reference the External spec. Power Button The activity of the power button is as follow s: T If power button is presse d for le ss than 1 second then nothing hap pens. T If power button is pressed for more than 1 secon d [...]

Chapter 2 46 Hard Disk Password Function/ Password on boot function This feature allows the user to set the password to pr event any unauthorized access to the internal hard disk. T If the original HDD come from othe r machine with password pr otected, the system ju st show ” Enter HDD passwor d [ ] ” User is required to enter HDD password wh e[...]

47 Chapter 2 Information Parameter Description CPU T ype Display the CPU T ype CPU S pee d Display the CPU S peed HDD Model Name This item will show the Mode l name of HDD installed on Primary IDE master . The hard disk model name is automatically detected by the system. If there is no hard disk pr esent or unknown type, “None” should be shown [...]

Chapter 2 48 Main This menu provides you th e information of the system. Parameter Description Option System Time The hours are displayed with 24 hours format. The values set in these tw o fields take ef fect immediately . System Date System Memory This field reports the memory size of system base me mory . The size is fixed to 640KB. Extended Memo[...]

49 Chapter 2 Network Boot When this is selected, Boot from LAN feature is enabled . When this is not selected, Boot from LAN feature is then disabled Disabled Enabled F12 Boot Menu When this is selected, us ers can modify device boot priority by pressing < F12 > key during POST . Whe n this is not selected, device boot priority will not be ad[...]

Chapter 2 50 Advanced The Advanced screen contains parameters in volving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced settings of the system. The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Parameter Description Option Serial port A Configure serial port A using opti[...]

51 Chapter 2 Parallel Port Configure serial port B using options: [Disabled]: No configuration [Enabled]: User configuration [Auto]: B IOS or OS choo ses configur ation (OS Controlled) Displayedd when controlled by OS Disabled Enabled Auto Mode Set the mode for the p arallel port using options: Output only Bi -directional EPP ECP Qutput only Bi-dir[...]

Chapter 2 52 Security The Security screen contains parameters that he lp safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. If password on boot is required, the passwor d must be set otherwise it canno t be enabled. The formats of the password are as follows: T Length 10 characters T Characters Alphanumeric keys only . The sh ift status i.e[...]

53 Chapter 2 Set Supervisor Password Define s whether a password is required or not while the events defined in this group happened. The fo llowing sub-options are al l requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user passwor d was used to enter set up. When you set Supervisor password already and then you reboot an[...]

Chapter 2 54 Boot This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot device s to load the operating system. Boo table devices includes the di stette drive in mod ule bay , the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM in module bay and onboard LAN device. Default boot seq uence should be the following: 1. Hard Drive 2. Floppy Devices 3. CD-ROM/DVD [...]

55 Chapter 2 Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that help safegua rd and protect your computer from unauthorized use. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Info. Main Advanced Security Boot Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Dicarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. F1 H e l p ↑↓ S e l e c t I t e[...]

Chapter 3 56 This chapter contains step-by-s tep procedures on how to disass emble the notebook computer for maintenance and troubleshooting . T o disassemble the computer , you need the follow ing tools: T Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge T Small Philips screw driver T Philips screwdriver T Plastic fl[...]

57 Chapter 3 General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make su re that you do the following: 1. T urn off the power to the system and all peripherals. 2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cab les from the system. 3. Remove the battery pack. NOTE: TravelMate 3200 series product uses mylar or [...]

Chapter 3 58 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart The flowchart on the succeed ing page gives you a graphic represen tation on the entire disassembly sequen ce and instructs you on the components that need to be remo ved during servicing . For example, if you want to remove the main board, you must first remove the ke yboard , then disassemble the insid[...]

59 Chapter 3 Screw List Item Description Acer part No. A SCREW M2.0*2.5- I(NI)(NYLOK) 86.A03V7.012 B SCREW I2.5*4M- BKAGHY(M2.5L4) 86.T25V7.013 C SCREW M2.5*6- I(BNI)(NYLOK) 86.T25V7.012 D SCREW M2.5*3-I BIN(NYLOK) 86.T23V7.010 E SCREW M2.5*7-I BIN(NYLOK) 86.T25V7.008 F SCREW NU T IO EA1(MBEA1001,REV3 B) 86.T23V7.001 G SCREW M2.0*4- I(BNI)(NYLOK) 8[...]

Chapter 3 60 Removing the Battery Pack 1. Release the battery lock. 2. Slide the battery latch. 3. Remove the battery pack.[...]

61 Chapter 3 Removing the HDD Module and the miniPCI Removing the HDD Module 1. Remove two screws that secure the HDD cover . 2. Remove the HDD cover . 3. Remove the two screws that secure the HDD. 4. Holding the mylar and pull the HDD module out of the main unit. . Removing the Memory 1. Remove the two screws that secure the memory cover . 2. Remo[...]

Chapter 3 62 Removing the miniPCI 1. Remove the two screws that secure the miniPCI cover . 2. Remove the miniPCI cover . 3. Release the wireless antenna. 4. Press the latch on left and rig ht side to pop out the miniPCI and remove it.[...]

63 Chapter 3 Disassembling the Main Unit in to Upper Case and Lower Case 1. Remove the two screws that secure the left and right hinge cover . 2. Remove the left and right hinge cover .Detach the right and the left hinge cove r form the main unit. . 3. Remove the three screws on t he rear of the mai n unit. 4. Remove the nineteen screws that secure[...]

Chapter 3 64 14. Close the LCD and remove the upper case from th e main unit.[...]

65 Chapter 3 Disassembling the Lower Case 1. Remove the ODD from the lower case. 2. Disconnect the right speaker cable from USB cable and d isconnect the USB ca ble from the mainboard. 3. Remove the two screws that secure the USB module. 4. Remove the USB module from the lower case. 5. Disconnect the USB module from the USB module. 6. Disconnect th[...]

Chapter 3 66 10. T ear off the mylar on the MDC cable. 11 . Discon nect the MDC cable from the mainboard. 12. Remove the two screws that secure the MDC module. 13. Remove the MDC module from the mainboard. 14. Disconnect the cable from MDC board. 15. Disconnect the fan cable from the mainboard. 16. Remove the seven screws that secure the the rmal m[...]

67 Chapter 3 20. T ear off the mylar on the right speaker cable. 21. Remove the right speaker from the lower case. 22. Remove the screw that secu re the left speaker . 23. Remove the left speaker from the lower case. 24. Remove the two screws tha tsecure the audio board. 25. Remove the audio board from the lower case.[...]

Chapter 3 68 Disassembling the LCD Module and Upper Case 1. Disconnect the LCD cable from the power board . 2. Remove the two screws that secure the power board. 3. Remove another four screws that secure the power board. 4. Remove the power board from the upper case. 5. T ear off the mylar on the touchp ad FFC. 6. Disconnect the touchpad FFC from t[...]

69 Chapter 3 13. Detach the LCD panel from the upper case assembly . 14. Remove the four screw caps of the LCD bezel. 15. Remove the four screws that secure the LCD bezel. 16. Remove the LCD bezel from the LCD module. 17. Disconnect the inverter power cable and the L VDS cable from the inverter board . 18. Remove the eight screws that secure the LC[...]

Chapter 3 70 23. Remove the left and right antenna brackets and antenna cable from the LCD cover . 24. Remove the two screws that secure the LCD bar . 25. Remove the LCD bar from the LCD cover . 26. Remove the four screws that secure the right LCD bracket. 27. Remove the right LCD bracket. 28. Remove the four screws that secure the lef t LCD bracke[...]

71 Chapter 3 Disassembling the LCD Module 1. Remove the four screw caps as shown. 2. Then remove the four screws tightening the LCD bezel. 3. Detach the LCD bezel from the LCD module. 4. Then turn the LCD bezel over and remove the micropho ne. 5. T ear off the type fastening the inverter cable then di sconne ct the inverter cable then remove the in[...]

Chapter 3 72 12. T ear off the t ape fastening the antennae set. 13. Then detach the antennae set from the LCD cover .[...]

73 Chapter 3 Disassembling the External Modules Disassembling the ODD Module 1. Remove the two screws h olding the ODD b racket on one side. 2. Remove the two screws h olding the ODD b racket on the other side. 3. Remove another two screw s on the rear side. 4. Slide the ODD bracket out of the ODD module. 5. Remove the ODD connector from the ODD mo[...]

Chapter 4 74 Use the following procedure as a gui de for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnosti c tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false e rrors and invalid system responses. 1. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible. 2. V erify the symptoms by attempt[...]

75 Chapter 4 System Check Procedures External Diskette Drive Check Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, dr iver , or diskette. A write-ena bled, diagnostic diskette is required. NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than on e label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause damage to the dri ve or cause the drive t[...]

Chapter 4 76 Memory check Memory errors might stop system operations, show error messages on the screen, or hang the system. 1. Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the doa gmpstotics prog ram (please refer to mai n board. 2. Go to the dia gnostic memory in the test items. 3. Press F2 in the test items. 4. Follow the instruction s in the me[...]

77 Chapter 4 Check the Power Adapter Unplug the power adapter cable from the computer and measure the output voltage at the plug of the power adapter cable. See the following figu re 1. If the voltage is not correct , replace the power ad apter . 2. If the voltage is within the range, do the following: T Replace the System board. T If the problem i[...]

Chapter 4 78 Check the Battery Pack T o check the battery pack, do the following: From Software: 1. Check out the Power Management in control Panel 2. In Power Mete r , conf irm that if t he parameters sh own in the screen for Current Power Source and T otal Battery Power Remaining are correct. 3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, fo r both battery and ada[...]

79 Chapter 4 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. The most like ly cause is listed first. NOTE: Perform the FRU replacement or actions in the s equence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the proble m, put the ori ginal part back in the [...]

Chapter 4 80 Index of Error Messages Error Code List Error Codes Error Messages 006 Equipment Configuration Error Causes: 1. CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch 2. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Err or (THe causes will be shown before “Equipment Configuration Error”) 010 Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:xxxx h (R:xxxxh, W:xx xxh) 070 Real T ime Clock Erro[...]

81 Chapter 4 Real time clock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. System board Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used Run “Load Default Settings” in BIOS Setup Utility . RTC battery System board Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Run “Load Default Settings” in BIOS[...]

Chapter 4 82 Error Message List No beep Error Messages FRU/Action in Sequence No beep, power-on indicator turns off and LCD is blank. Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See “Power System Check” on page 76. Ensure every connector is connected tig htly and correctly . Reconnect the DIMM. LED board. System board. No beep, power-on indi[...]

83 Chapter 4 POST Code Code Beeps For Boot Block in Flash ROM E0h Initialize the chipset E1h Initialize the bridge E2h Initialize the CPU E3h Initialize the system timer E4h Initialize system I/O E5h Check force recovery boot E6h Checksum BIOS ROM E7h Go to BIOS E8h Set Huge Segment E9h Initialize Mu lti Processor EAh Initialize OEM special code EB[...]

Chapter 4 84 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequence LCD backlight doesn't work LCD is too dark LCD brightness cannot be adjusted LCD contrast cannot be adjusted Enter BIOS Utility to execute “Load Setup Default Settings”, the n reboot system. Reconnect the LCD connectors. Keyboard (if [...]

85 Chapter 4 PCMCIA-Related Symptom s Symptom / Error Action in Sequence System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot assembly System board PCMCIA slot pin is damaged. PCMCIA slot assembly Memory-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequence Memory count (size) appears different from actual size. Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute ?[...]

Chapter 4 86 NOTE: If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains, see “Undete rmined Problems” on page 88. System hangs intermittently . Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. Hard disk connection board System board Peripheral-Related Symptom s Symptom / Error Action in Sequence System configuration does not match th[...]

87 Chapter 4 Intermittent Problems Intermittent system hang problems can be caused by a variety of reasons th at have nothing to do with a hardware defect, such as: cosmic radiation, electros tatic discharge, or software errors. FRU replacement should be considered only when a recurring prob lem exists. When analyzing an intermittent prob lem, do t[...]

Chapter 4 88 Undetermined Problems The diagnostic proble ms does not identify wh ich adapter or device failed, which in stalled devices are incorrect, whether a short circuit is suspected, or whether the system is inoperative. Follow these procedure s to isolate the fail i ng FRU (do not isolate non-defective FRU). NOTE: V erify that all attached d[...]

89 Chapter 4 Use NAPP CD to Build Ma ster Hard Disc Drive CD to Disk Recovery 1. Prepare NAPP CD, Recovery CD and System CD. 2. Put NAPP CD into the optical driv e. Then boot up the system. 3. The system will ask you if you want to build N APP Master HDD. Please press any key to continue. 4. NAPP CD will start to preloa d the system, please click [[...]

Chapter 4 90 5. Select CD to Disk Revocery . 6. Put the Recovery CD to the optical dr ive. This step is to create image files to the system, you do not have to put the Reco very CD to the optical drive in order . Place one Recovery CD to the drive at one time till you finish all Recovery CDs. After you place the Recovery CD to the optical drive, yo[...]

91 Chapter 4 7. Then insert the System CD to the opti cal drive. 8. Y ou will see the screen displaying “P ASS” when the system has buit NAPP Master hard disc drive.[...]

Chapter 4 92 Disk to Disk Recovery 1. Prepare NAPP CD, Recovery CD and System CD. 2. Put NAPP CD into the optical driv e. Then boot up the system. 3. The system will ask you if you want to build N APP Master HDD. Please press any key to continue. 4. NAPP CD will start to preloa d the system, please click [Y].[...]

93 Chapter 4 5. Select Disk to Disk Recovery . Then choose Single Language or Multi-Languages Reco very . NOTE: For Multi-Languages Recovery , not more than fi ve languages coul d be loaded to the system. 6. Put the Recovery CD to the optical dr ive. This step is to create image files to the system, you do not have to put the Reco very CD to the op[...]

Chapter 4 94 After you place the Recovery CD to the optical drive, you will see the display below . 7. Then insert the System CD to the opti cal drive.[...]

95 Chapter 4 8. Y ou will see the screen displaying “P ASS” when the system has buit NAPP Master hard disc drive.[...]

Chapter 5 96 Top View Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5[...]

97 Chapter 5 Rear View[...]

Chapter 5 98 Remove BIOS Password 1. Copy MastID program to C 2. Click S tart > Program > Accessories > Command Prompt 3. Go to C:directory 4. Run mastid.exe 5. Key in “01234567” as following picture 6. Get master password[...]

99 Chapter 5 Remove HDD Password 1. T o get HDD mater I D: a. Power on system b. Press “ F2 ” to enter CMOS c. Use right arrow button to move to “ Secu rity ” (refer to illustration 1) d. Check HDD Master ID number 2. T o get master password: a. Copy MastID program to C b. Click S tart -> Program -> Accessories -> Command Prompt c.[...]

Chapter 5 100 illustration 2[...]

Chapter 6 101 This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurati ons of Ferrari 4000 series products. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for part s to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). Please note that WHEN ORDERING FRU P ARTS, you s hould check the most up-to-date information available on[...]

102 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram[...]

Chapter 6 103 Screw Location[...]

104 Chapter 6[...]

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106 Chapter 6 Parts PICTURE P ARTNAME DESCRIPTION ACER P/N ADAPTER ADAPTER LITE- ON P A-1900-05QA 3PIN W/LED 90W ZP1 ADAPTER S/P-LITE-ON S/P AP .A1003.001 ADAPTER LSE 0202C1990 3PIN W/ LED 90W ZP1 ADAPTER S/P-LSE S/P AP .06503.006 BA TTERY BA TTERY SANY O LI-ION 4S2P 4800MAH ZF3 BA TTERY Sanyo S/P BT .00803.012 BA TTERY SIMPLO LI-ION 4S2P 4800MAH Z[...]

Chapter 6 107 LCD INVERTER BOARD ZF1 INV (8-20V ,V=700,REV=A1A) S.P . 19.T72V7.001 CABLES FFC CABLE - TP/B TO MB ZF1 CABLE TP/ B(FFC,12P ,70MM,REV2A) S.P . 50.T72V7.001 MODEM CABLE - MODEM TO MB ZF3 CABLE MODEM(2P/ 2P ,REV1A)L -F S.P . 50.FR4V7.001 POWER CABLE -POWER T O MB ZF 3 CABLE POWER(8P/8P ,REV1A)L- F S.P . 50.FR4V7.002 FFC CABLE - AUDIO BOA[...]

108 Chapter 6 N/A POWER CORD US (3 pin) ET2S POWER CORD S/P-US 27.A03V7.001 POWER CORD PRC ( 3 Pin) ET2S POWER CORD S/P-PRC 27.A03V7.003 POWER CORD KOERA ( Pin) ZI1S POWER CORD SP ARE P AR T - KOERA 27.T23V7.006 POWER CORD EU (3 PIN) ET2S POWER CORD S/P-EU 27.A03V7.002 POWER CORD UK (3 PIN) ET2S POWER CORD S/P-UK 27.A03V7.004 POWER CORD IT ALIAN (3[...]

Chapter 6 109 HDD COVER W/RUBBER ZF3 HDD DOOR ASSY S/P 42.FR4V7.007 HDD BRACKET W/MYLAR ZF1 HDD BKT -2 S/P 33.T72V7.003 OPTICAL DEVICE HOLDER-FIX ZF3 DVD HOLDER FIX (EBZF1027,REV3B)FER S.P . 42.FR4V7.005 DVD SUPER MUL TI BEZEL SLOT IN ( RED) ZF3 SLOT BEZEL ASSY (P AN. UJ845) S.P . 42.FR4V7.006 LCD P ANEL W/LOGO ANTENNA 15.4 IN. ZF3 15.4 LCD COVER A[...]

11 0 Chapter 6 CPU/PROCESSOR N/A AMD Mobile T urion 64 ML40,35W ,L2 cache:1MB MOBILE TURION 64 ML40 KC.TML02.400 N/A AMD Mobile T urion 64 ML37,35W ,L2 cache:1MB MOBILE TURION 64 ML37 KC.TML02.370 N/A AMD Mobile T urion 64 ML34,35W ,L2 cache:1MB MOBILE TURION 64 ML34 KC.TML02.340 DVD RW DRIVE DVD SUPE R MUL TI MODU LE 8X P ANASONIC UJ-845 SLOT IN Z[...]

Chapter 6 111 TM8100 KEYBOARD DARFON ARABIC ZF1 K/B ARAB-EN ASSY S.P . KB.T7207.013 TM8100 KEYBOARD DARFON BELGIUM ZF1 K/B BELGIUM ASSY S.P . KB.T7207.014 TM8100 KEYBOARD DARFON SWEDEN ZF1 K/B SWEDISH ASSY S.P . KB.T7207.015 TM8100 KEYBOARD DARFON CZECH ZF1 K/B CZECH ASSY S.P . KB.T7207.016 TM8100 KEYBOARD DARFON HUNGAIAN ZF1 K/B HUNGARIAN ASSY S.P[...]

11 2 Chapter 6 MAINBOARD MAINBOARD M26-128MB W/PCMCIA SLOT , 5 IN 1 W/O CPU MEMORY ZF3 M/B ASSY S.P . LB.FR406.001 RTC BA TTE RY N/A R TC BA TTERY ML1220 BA TTERY LI 3V 14MAH(ML1220)L-F S.P . TBD MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR333 512MB HYS64D64020HBDL-6-C 64MX64 (0.1 1U/GREEN SO-DIMM DDR333 512MB HYS64D64020HBDL-6-C 64MX64 (0.1 1U/GREEN KN.51202.025 SO-DIMM DD[...]

Chapter 6 11 3 HEA TSINK THERMAL MODULE ZF3 THERMAL MODULE ASSY S.P . 60.FR4V7.00 5 SCREWS N/A SCERW M3*0.5+3.5I SCERW M3*0.5+3.5I 86.A03V7.01 1 SCERW M2.0*2.5-I(NI)(NYLOK) S CERW M2.0*2.5-I(NI)(NYLOK) 86.A03V7.007 SCERW M2.0*4.0-NI(NYLOK) SCERW M2.0*4.0-NI(NYLOK) 86.FR4V7.001 SCERW M1.6*3.0-NI SCER W M1.6*3.0-NI 86.A10V7.002 SCERW M2.5*2.5-I(NI)(N[...]

Appendix A 11 4 Ferrari 4000 series Model Number CPU LCD Memory HDD (GB) ODD Card Reader Wireless LAN 4000 AMD Tu r i o n TM 64 processor 15.4” WSXGA SODIMM DDR333 100GB 8X DVD RW Drive 5-in-1 802.1 1 b+g Model Definition and Configuration Appendix A[...]

Appendix B 11 5 This computer ’s compat ibility is tested and verified by Acer ’s internal testing department. All of its system functions are tested under Windows ® XP Home environment. Refer to the followin g lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which h ave passed these tests. Regarding configuration, co mbination and test pr[...]

11 6 Appendix B Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Pro Environment T est Item Specifications CPU AMD Mobile Turion 64 ML30,35W ,L2 cache:1MB AMD Mobile T urion 64 ML34,35W ,L2 cache:1MB AMD Mobile T urion 64 ML37,35W ,L2 cache:1MB AMD Mobile T urion 64 ML40,35W ,L2 cache:1MB LCD LG , LP154W02-B1K1, 185 nits SAMSUNG , L TN154P1-L02, 185nits Memory 256MB/DDR[...]

Appendix B 11 7 Keyboard TM8100 Keyboard DARFON US International TM8100 Keyboard DARFON Chinese TM8100 Keyboard DARFON Sp anish TM8100 Keyboard DARFON Thai TM8100 Keyboard DARFON Brazilian Protugese TM8100 Keyboard DARFON Korea TM8100 Keyboard DARFON UK TM8100 Keyboard DARFON German TM8100 Keyboard DARFON Italian TM8100 Keyboard DARFON French TM810[...]

Appendix C 11 8 This section describe s online techni cal support servic es available to hel p you repair your Acer Systems. If you are a distributor , deal er , ASP or TPM, please re fer your technical queries to your local Acer branch office. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Un its may access our website. However some information sources[...]