Disassembling the LCD Module
1. Remove the four screw caps as shown. 2. Remove the four screws holding the LCD bezel. 3. Then detach the LCD bezel from the LCD module. 4. Remove the screw fastening the LCD inverter. 5. Take out the LCD inverter from the LCD cover, then disconnect the LCD cable from the inverter. 6. Disconnect the LCD power cable on the other side. 7. Remove the two screws fastening the LCD assembly. 8. Take out the LCD assembly from the LCD panel. 9. Tear off the tape fastening the LCD cable. 10. Remove...
Acer ePerformance Management
Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of your Acer notebook. It provides you with the following options to enhance overall system performance Memory optimization - releases unused memory and check usage. Disk optimization - removes unneeded items and files. Speed optimization - improves the usability and performance of your Windows XP system.
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22 Byte 32 Byte 16 Byte 16 Byte 32 Byte There are six menu options Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit. Follow these instructions To choose a menu, use the cursor left right keys gg . To choose a parameter, use the cursor up down keys QQ . To change the value of a parameter, press por Q. A plus sign indicates the item has sub-items. Press to expand this item. Press while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu. In any menu, you can load default settings by...
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS Basic Input Output System . Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. To activate the BIOS Utility, press M during POST when Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup message is prompted on the bottom of screen ....
LSP Power Board Top View 1
Clear CMOS Jumper Note J3 locates at bottom side of the main board as the red circle highlighted.
Troubleshooting
Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems. NOTE The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible. 2. Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation. 3. Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which...
Removing the LCD Module
1. Open the LCD module as shown See the left and the middle picture . 2. Detach the middle cover from the main unit carefully. 3. Remove the screw fastening the keyboard. 4. Then turn over the keyboard as shown. 5. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board. 6. Turn over the notebook, remove two screws fastening the LCD module on the bottom. 7. Then turn the notebook to the front side. Take out the antenna then disconnect the LCD cable See the middle and the right images . 8. Remove four...
Special Key
You can locate the Euro symbol and US dollar sign at the upper-center and or bottom-right of your keyboard. To type 1. Open a text editor or word processor. 2. Either directly press the lt Euro gt symbol at the bottom-right of the keyboard, or hold lt Alt Gr gt and then press the lt 5 gt symbol at the upper-center of the keyboard. 1. Open a text editor or word processor. 2. Either directly press the lt Dollar gt key at the bottom-right of the keyboard, or hold lt Shift gt and then press the lt...
Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Aspire 5610 When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator complete with the arithmetic operators , -, , and . Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the...
Acer eNet Management
Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of locations. To access this utility, either click on the Acer eNet Management icon on your notebook, or start the program from the Start menu. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you boot up your PC. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you the freedom to manually adjust the settings...
Acer eRecovery Management
Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system's HDD. User-created backups are stored on D drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with Recovery of applications and drivers. Back up to HDD set recovery point . Recover from a hidden partition factory defaults . Recover from the HDD most recent user-defined recovery point .
Changing a Password
1. Use the Q and Q keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the key. The Set Password box appears 2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press . 3. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Press . After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to Set. 5. If desired, you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6. When you are done, press g to save...
Acer Empowering Technology
Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your new Acer notebook. It features the following handy utilities Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption algorithms. Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media. Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings. Acer eRecovery Management backs up recovers data...
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password 1. Use the Q andQ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password 2. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive . Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field. IMPORTANT Be very careful when typing your password...
Index of Error Messages
Equipment Configuration Error Causes 1. CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch 2. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error THe causes will be shown before Equipment Configuration Error Memory Error at xxxx xxxx xxxxh R xxxxh, W xxxxh In this situation BIOS will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, no message will show. In this situation BIOS will shut down system, not show message. Reconnect hard disk drive connector. Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility. Hard disk drive System board see...
Index of SymptomtoFRU Error Message
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, then reboot system. Keyboard if contrast and brightness function key doesn't work . Unreadable LCD screen Missing pels in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed. LCD inverter ID LCD inverter LCD cable LCD Indicator incorrectly remains off or on, but system runs...
Undetermined Problems
The diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are incorrect, whether a short circuit is suspected, or whether the system is inoperative. Follow these procedures to isolate the failing FRU do not isolate non-defective FRU . NOTE Verify that all attached devices are supported by the computer. NOTE Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the failure is operating correctly. See Power System Check on page 69. 2. Visually check them...
Hot Keys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like sreen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the lt Fn gt key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Aspire 5610 Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. Launches the Acer ePowerManagement in Acer eManager. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor if connected and both. Turns the display screen backlight...
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Irx
information Main Advanced Security Boot information Main Advanced Security Boot Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Exit Select Menu Ente Select 4 Sub-Menu The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS. Load default values for all SETUP item. Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items. The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions New versions...
Disassembling the Lower Case Assembly
1. Detach the switch board from the main board. 2. Remove the screw fastening the modem board. 3. Disconnect the modem board from the main board then detach the modem board. 4. Detach the modem cable from the lower case. 5. Disconnect the speaker cable from the main board. 6. Then disconnect the microphone cable from the main baord. 7. Remove the screw fastening the main board to the lower case. 7. Remove the screw fastening the main board to the lower case. 8. Pull the lower case outwards as...
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes
Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt NMI Initialize chipset with initial POST values Initialize caches to initial POST values Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize cache before memory autosize Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus Advanced...
Exit Select MenuEnte Select SubMenu F Save and Exit
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Configure serial port B using options Disabled No configuration Enabled User configuration Auto BIOS or OS chooses configuration OS Controlled Displayedd when controlled by OS The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. Supervisor Password Is User Password Is HDD Password Is controls accesses of the whole...
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer's many feature Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, featuring Intel Core Duo processor T2300 T2400 T2500 T2600 2 MB L2 cache, 1.66 1.83 2 2.16GHz, 667 MHz FSB Integrated Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG network connection dual-band tri-mode 802.11a b g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED solution, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology 256 512 MB of DDR2 533 677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two so DIMM modules dual-channel support 15.4 WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x...
Aspire 5610 Boot Menu
This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices includes the distette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM in module bay. Information Main Advanced Security IDE 1 MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-845S IDE 2 USB FDD PCI LAN Broadcom MBA USB HDD USB KEY Use lt t gt or lt i gt to select a devic devices, then press lt F6 gt to move it up the list, or lt F5 gt to move it down the list. Press Help t i Select Item F5 F6 Change...
Acer eDataSecurity Management
Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryption utility that protexts your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN Messager and Microsoft Outlook. There are two passwords that can be used to encrypt decrypt a file the supervisor passowrd and the file-specific password. The supervisor passwork is a master...
Disassembling the Upper Case Assembly
6. Remove the two screws fastening the media board. 7. Take out the media board cable from the lower case as shown. 8. Detach the media board from the upper case carefully. NOTE Only Aspire 5650 series have media board. 9. Tear off the mylar on top of the touchpad bracket. 10. Remove the screws holding the touchpad bracket. 11. Then detach the touchpad bracket from the uppwer case. 12. Disconnect the touchpad FFC. 13. Then remove the touchpad FFC from the touchpad. 14. Detach the touchpad from...
Acer eRecovery Management 1
Recovery settings Create backup files arid change password O Recovery actions Recover your system using an existing backup fiie or restore your system s factory default configuration Kor best results, please close all CD-burning applications before launching eRecovery, NOTE If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management s System backup to optical disk feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. To ensure the best results when recovering your...
Bottom View
NOTE This is engineering sample. The image above may not be exactly the same as the real main board you get.
Bottom View 1
NOTE This is engineering sample. The image above may not be exactly the same as the real main board you get.