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Aspire 6530/6530G Quick Guide - Page 1
Aspire 6530 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 6530 Series service guide.
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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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...* • AMD Athlon™ X2 dual-core mobile processor* • AMD M780G Chipset* • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*
System Memory
• Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support • Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules
TV Tuner
• Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T*
Display and graphics
• 16:9 aspect ratio •...
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... second monitor is connected, then select Start, 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 onto this monitor. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to complete the process.
Acer GridVista is a handy utility that offers...
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... master. This field shows the model name of device installed on secondary IDE master. This field displays the serial number of device 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 displays the serial number of this unit. This field...
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BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions: • New versions of system programs • New features or options • Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.
Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: Create a Crisis Recovery Media (such as USB HDD) before you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: Do not install memory-related ...
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... the power and open the casing to check the Thermal Unit and fan airways are free of
obstructions. 5. Remove all external and non-essential hardware connected to the computer that are not necessary to
boot the computer to the failure point. 6. Remove any recently installed software. 7. If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support...
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... battery. 2. Run a complete virus scan using up-to-date software to ensure the computer is virus free. 3. If the computer is experiencing HDD or ODD BIOS information loss, disconnect and reconnect the power
and data cables between devices. If the BIOS settings are still lost, replace the cables. 4. If HDD information is missing from the BIOS, the drive may be defective and should...
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... to determine that: • The device is properly installed. • There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation marks. • There are no device conflicts. • No hardware is listed under Other Devices.
3. Roll back the audio driver to the previous version, if updated recently. 4. Remove and reinstall the audio driver. 5. Ensure that all volume controls are set mid range:
a. Click the...
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...prompted, press any key to start to the operating system DVD. c. The Install Windows screen displays. Click Next. d. Select Repair your computer. e. The System Recovery Options screen displays. Click Next. f. Select the appropriate operating system, and click Next. NOTE: Click Load Drivers if controller drives are required. g. Select Startup Repair. h. Startup Repair attempts to locate and resolve...
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...to Start´ Computer. Check that the ODD device is displayed in the Devices with Removable
Storage panel. 4. Navigate to Start´ Control Panel´ System and Maintenance´ System´ Device Manager.
a. Double-click lDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. If a device displays a down arrow, right-click on the device and click Enable.
b. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives. If the device displays a down...
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... the Event Viewer to check the events log for errors. For more information see Windows Help and
Support. 10. Roll back the mouse driver to the previous version if updated recently. 11. Remove and reinstall the mouse driver. 12. Check the Device Manager to determine that:
• The device is properly installed. There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation...
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... any problems are found, replace the FRU. 3. Remove or disconnect all of the following devices:
• Non-Acer devices • Printer, mouse, and other external devices • Battery pack • Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module • PC Cards 4. Power-on the computer. 5. Determine if the problem has changed. 6. If the problem does not recur, reconnect the...
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...-code update S3 resume entry Start running Boot-time bootscripts Start running Run-time bootscripts End of S3 resume, jump back to Waking vector Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Set Huge Segment Initialize system timer Initialize system I/O Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory...
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... Initialize video Output one beep USB Initialization Initialize the installed boot devices Clear Huge segment Boot Crisis Disk DXE starts BIOSPSM BIOSBlockIO BIOSPSM Exception Handler / Divide error Cannot locate LegacyRegion DXE ACPISupport driver Installed BDS Entry IA32 variable driver entry conspliter driver entry partition driver entry pciRootBridge driver entry pciBusDriver entry Go to...
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... PEM (Post Error Manager) init Debug Service Init (ROM Polit) POST Update Error Autosize external cache and program cache size for enabling later in POST. Enable CPU cache. Set bits in cmos related to cache. Enable the local bus IDE as primary or secondary depending on other drives detected. Initialize Power Management. Verify that the 8742 keyboard controller is responding. Send...
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.... Start Periodic Timer (TC Subscribe) Check if "Enter SETUP" is pressed. Count the number of ATA drives in the system and update the number in bdaFdiskcount. Configure the local bus IDE timing register based on the drives attached to it. Check the total number of Fast Disks (ATA and SCSI) and update the bdaFdiskCount. Check if FirstWare HPA exists Clear...
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... then press the Power button. The system powers on and the Crisis BIOS Recovery process begins. BIOS Boot Block begins restoring the BIOS code from the Crisis floppy disk to BIOS ROM on the failed systems. When the Crisis flash process is finished, the system restarts with a workable BIOS. 5. Update to the latest version BIOS for the system using the regular BIOS flashing process.
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