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Acer Aspire 5236, Aspire 5536, and Aspire 5536G Series Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series 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
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 and Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series service guide.
Date
Chapter
Updates
II
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... 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 representations or warranties, either expressed or...
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... this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems...
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... numeric keypad 12 Windows Keys 13 Hot Keys 14 Special Key (only for certain models 15 Using the System Utilities 16 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18
System Utilities
27
BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 28 Information 29 Main 31 Security 33 Boot 37 Exit 38
BIOS Flash Utility 39...
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Specification
Broadcom BCM5784 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 Left side Integrated 10/100 BASE-T transceiver Wake on LAN support compliant with ACPI 2.0 PCI v2.2
Bluetooth Interface
Item
Chipset Data throughput Protocol
Interface
Chapter 1
Specification
Foxconn Bluetooth FOX_BRM_2.0 F/W 300 723 bps (full speed data rate) Bluetooth 1.1 (Upgradeable to Bluetooth 1.2 when SIG specification is ratified...
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... primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on secondary IDE master. This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on secondary IDE master. This field shows the model name of the Optical device installed in the system. Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the VGA firmware version of the system. This field shows the keyboard This field...
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... Flash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery disk at hand, then you should create a Crisis Disk (See "Creating
the Crisis Disk in Windows XP/Vista" on page 119)before you use the Flash utility.
NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash.
NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power...
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... instructions in the message window. If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, reconnect the diskette connector on the system board. If the error still remains: 1. Reconnect the external diskette drive/DVD-ROM module. 2. Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module. 3. Replace the main board.
External CD-ROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive...
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... to main board. 2. Go to the diagnostic memory in the test items. 3. Press F2 in the test items. 4. Follow the instructions in the message window. NOTE: Make sure that the DIMM is fully installed into the connector. A loose connection can cause an error.
Power System Check
To verify the symptom of the problem, power on the computer using each...
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...: Most of the error messages occur during POST. Some of them display information about a hardware
device, e.g., the amount of memory installed. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured.
NOTE: If the system fails after you make changes in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the...
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... size.
Action in Sequence
Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. DIMM System board
Speaker-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error In Windows, multimedia programs, no sound comes from the computer.
Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound.
Audio driver Speaker System board
Speaker System board
Action in Sequence
Power Management-Related Symptoms
Symptom...
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Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. Hard disk connection board System board
Peripheral-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error
System configuration does not match the installed devices. External display does not work correctly. USB does not work correctly Print problems.
Serial or parallel port device problems.
Action in Sequence
Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot...
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... then update the latest BIOS version for this system using the regular BIOS flashing process.
Creating the Crisis Disk in Windows XP/Vista
Follow these steps to create the Crisis Disk: 1. Prepare a removable USB storage device (size greater than 10MB). Note that all data on the USB
storage device will be cleared during the creation of the Crisis Disk. 2. Set up another computer loaded with Windows...
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... directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them.
In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including:
• Service guides for all models
• User's manuals
• Training materials
• Bios updates
• Software utilities
•...
Acer Aspire 5738 Series OOBE - Page 3
... Office PowerPoint Viewer Maintenance
2007
Microsoft Works Task Launcher
McAfee
NetZero Internet
Microsoft Office
Windows Anytime Upgrade
Microsoft Works
Windows DVD Maker
Norton Online Backup
Windows Fax and Scan
NTI Backup Now 5
Windows Media Center
NTI Media Maker 8
Windows Media Player
Startup
Windows Update
TriDef 3D
XPS Viewer
Windows Live
Accessories
Acer
Acer 3D demo
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... Management
Acer Games
Acer GridVista
Acer Registration
Acer ScreenSaver
Acer Updater
Acrobat.com
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Adobe Reader 9.1 MUI
ATI Catalyst Install Manager
Broadcom Gigabit NetLink
Compatibility Pack for the 2007
Controller
Office system
CyberLink Audio Pack (5.1ch) for
eBay Worldwide
TriDefMediaPlayer 1.0
eSobi v2
Google Toolbar for Internet...
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Batteries: Microsoft Composite Battery
Version 6.1.7600.16385
Computer: ACPI x64-based PC
Version 6.1.7600.16385
Disk Drives: WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
Version 6.1.7600.16385
Display Adapters: ATI Mobility Radeon HD
Version 8.632.0.0
4570
DVD/CD-ROM drives: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM
Version 6.1.7600.16385
GT30N
IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers: Intel ICH9M-E/M Version 8.9.0.1023
SATA AHCI Controller
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... with OEM recovery CD's verify the E-RECOVERY instructions that ship with the system/recovery CD's are correct. If the instructions are not correct, annotate and submit to eSolutions. Pictured screen shots should be taken of anomalies, errors, or differences from the original setup. Note differences in E-RECOVERY load compared to the initial Setup.
1.) As soon as the unit is powered on...
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... unit will install the setup and devices and restart once more when finished. When the unit restarts it will state "Starting Windows" again and the setup will continue with installation. After a few moment it will load to the Windows Setup as it did when the customer first purchased the unit. At this point the customer can now setup the computer settings and...