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... 1 Hardware Specifications
Features ...1-5 Operating System ...1-5 CPU ...1-5 Chipset ...1-5 System Memory ...1-5 Display...1-6 Audio...1-6 Graphics ...1-6 Storage ...1-7 Optical Media Drive ...1-7 Webcam ...1-7 Wireless and Networking...1-8 Privacy Control ...1-8 Dimension and Weight ...1-8 Power Adapter and Battery...
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... ...3-10 Keyboard Removal ...3-11 Keyboard Installation...3-12 Base Door Removal ...3-13 Base Door Installation ...3-13 ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal ...3-14 ODD Module Installation ...3-15 WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Module Removal ...3-16 WLAN Module Installation ...3-17 DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Module ...
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... Installation ...3-20 Upper Case Removal ...3-21 Upper Case Installation ...3-22 IOBoard Removal...3-23 IOBoardInstallation ...3-24 Mainboard Removal...3-25 Mainboard Installation ...3-27 Speaker Module Removal ...3-28 Speaker...LVDS and Camera Cable Removal ...3-48 LVDS and Camera CableInstallation...3-50
CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting
Introduction ...4-3 General Information ...
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... (Field Replaceable Unit) List
Exploded Diagrams ...6-4 FRU List ...6-8 Screw List ...6-20
CHAPTER 7 Model Definition and Configuration
AcerAspireE1-431 ...7-3 AcerAspireE1-431G ...7-22 AcerAspireE1-471...7-26 AcerAspireE1-471G ...7-34
CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test ...8-4
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Features ...1-5 Operating System ...1-5 CPU ...1-5 Chipset ...1-5 System Memory ...1-5 Display...1-6 Audio...1-6 Graphics ...1-6 Storage ...1-7 Optical Media Drive ...1-7 Webcam ...1-7 Wireless and Networking...1-8 Privacy Control ...1-8 Dimension and Weight ...1-8 Power Adapter and Battery...1-8 Input and Control...1-9...
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...The light shows orange when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode. Indicates the hard driver or card reader's activity of read/write operations Indicates the computer's wireless (3G/Wi-Fi) connectivity device status.
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Power indicator
Battery indicator 2 HDD/SSD/Card Reader ...
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....
Windows Logo key Application key
Key Windows Logo key
Description Pressed alone, this...help window > + : Open Windows Explorer > + : Search for a file or folder > + : Show the desktop > + : Search for computers (if you ...Cycle through programs on the taskbar < > + : Display the System Properties dialog box Functions supported by Windows XP: < < Application key > + : Show the System Properties ...
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BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Features Insyde 1.08 W25Q16BVSSIG (16M-bit), W25Q32BVSSIG (32M-bit) 4MB Serial Flash Memory
Specification
Insyde code base boot block non-shadow RAM support uEFI
Keyboard Item Type Total number of keypads Windows logo key Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Features Specification Acer TM4T_A11B keyboard ...
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... Amplifier Item Audio Controller Features Realtek ALC271X-VB6 Hardware: Meets WLP (Windows Logo Program) requirements for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 4-channel DAC supports 16/20/24-bit ...3V digital core power; 1.5V~3.3V digital IO power for HDA link; 3.0V~5.5V analog ...and standby mode Stereo Bridge-Tied Load Class-D amplifier at port-D has 2Watt (rms...
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... Codec and Amplifier (Continued) Item Features Specification Software: Compatible with Windows Logo Program 3.10 and future requirements WaveRT-based audio function driver for Windows Vista EAX™ 1.0 & 2.0, Direct Sound 3D, and I3DL2 compatible ...; HDMIaudiodriver for AMD platform Dolby ® PCEE program™ (optional software feature) ...
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... disc may be power managed in this state.
CPU set power down VGA Suspend PCMCIA Suspend Audio Power Down Hard Disk Power ... up to version 4.2, RS-MMC, Mobile-MMC, MMC-micro and MMC-plus Memory Stick (MS, v1.43), ... MOSFET with 800mA capability for direct power control of all types memory cards Supports both Windows and Mac OS Specification
1-42
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
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...RW DVRTD11RS V1.08 nVidia VGA REV75.17.2A.00.02 NXM0TCN004211279F67600 AspireE1-471G Acer 38F3368F6BFE486FA70D047D7B523E39
Figure 2-1.
BIOS Information
Table 2-1 describes the parameters ... of HDD (hard disk drive) installed on primary IDE master Serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master Model name of Optical device installed in system
Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed HDD Model Name HDD ...
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Table 2-1.
BIOS Information (Continued) Description System BIOS version VGA (video graphics array) firmware version of system Serial number of unit Asset tag number of system Product name of the system Manufacturer of system Universally Unique Identifier
Parameter System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID
System Utilities
2-5
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...Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: HDD Password Is: Set Supervisor Password ...Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] Install or Change the password and the length of password ...parameters shown in Figure 2-3. Table 2-3. BIOS Security Description Supervisor password setting User password ... supervisor password Option to set user password Option to set HDD password Option...
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... Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates with the hardware before sending information to the operating system (Windows, etc.). To update the DMI Pool, perform the following: 1. Copy qdmi301.EXE and VEEPROM.EXE to a bootable ... system from the bootable USB Flash Drive. 3. Boot to DOS. 4. Type qdmi301 and click Enter. To execute a specific function, ...
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... BIOS information to EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Used in the DMI pool data for hardware management. To use UUID to update the DMI Pool, perform the following: 1. Unzip UUID package tool, ZQS.zip, to a bootable USB Flash Disk. 2. Edit ZQS.bat file with Windows Notepad under the ZQS folder. (Figure 2-31)
Figure 2-31.
Editing the ...
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6. Remove any recently installedsoftware. 7. If the Issue is still not resolved, refer to Online Support Information.
Troubleshooting
4-5
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... with a hardware defect, such as: cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors. FRU replacement should be considered only when a ..., perform the following:
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1. Run the advanced diagnostic test for the system board in loop mode at least 10 times. 2. If no... do not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are incorrect, whether a short circuit is suspected, or...
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... with minimum BIOS initialization. Users can enable this feature to restore the BIOS firmware to a successful one once the previous BIOS flashing process failed.
BIOS ..., prepare a Crisis USB key. The Crisis USB key is created by executing the Crisis Disk program on another system with Windows 7 OS. To Create a Crisis USB key, perform the following: 1. Format the USBstorage disk using the Fast ...