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TravelMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Series Quick Guide. - Page 5
... on
Start, All Programs, AcerSystem.
2 Click on AcerSystem User Guide.
Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. If Adobe Reader is not installed on your computer, clicking on AcerSystem User Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For instructions on how to use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu.
TravelMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Series Quick Guide. - Page 13
... mobile processor • Mobile Intel® GM45/PM45 Express Chipset* • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300
Dual-Channel DDR2 support Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules*
15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800
Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset* ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470* NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS*
2.5" hard disk drive Optical drive...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 1
TravelMate 5730/Extensa 5630 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
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 5730/Extensa 5630 Series service guide.
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Updates
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TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 3
... 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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 4
... 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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 7
...for certain models 21 Acer eRecovery Management 22 Acer eSettings Management 24 Windows Mobility Center 25 Using the System Utilities 26 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 27 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 29
System Utilities
37
BIOS Setup Utility 37 Navigating the BIOS Utility 38 Information 39 Main 40 Security 42 Boot 46 Exit 47
BIOS Flash Utility 48 Remove HDD...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 8
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123
Top and Bottom View 123 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 125
Clearing Password Check 125 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 126
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
127
TravelMate 5730 Series Exploded Diagram 128 TravelMate 5730 Series 136
Model Definition and Configuration
136
Test Compatible Components
159
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Environment Test 160
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TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 11
...® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300*
System Memory
K Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support K Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules*
Display and graphics
K 15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800 K Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset K ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470* K NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS*
Storage subsystem
K 2.5" hard disk drives K Optical drive options...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 35
... brightness, volume, power plan, wireless networking on/off, external display settings, synchronization status and presentation settings.
Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like sharing folders overview/sharing service on or off, Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), and a shortcut to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities.
To launch Windows Mobility Center:
K Use...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 36
...-purpose fingerprint software package integrated with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Utilizing the uniqueness of one's fingerprint features, Acer BioProtection Fingerprint Solution has incorporated protection against unauthorized access to your computer with centralized password management with Password Bank, easy music player launching with Acer MusicLaunch, secure Internet favorites via...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 49
.... This field shows the speed of the CPU. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary 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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 58
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The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions: K New versions of system programs K New features or options K Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.
Use the Flash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery
Diskette before you use the Flash utility. NOTE: Do not install...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 114
... 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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 115
... 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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 117
... Software: 1. Check out the Power Management in control Panel 2. In Power Meter, confirm that if the parameters shown in the screen for Current Power Source and Total
Battery Power Remaining are correct. 3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for both battery and adapter. 4. This helps you identify first the problem is on recharging or discharging. From Hardware: 1. Power off the computer...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 128
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Memory count (size) appears different from actual size.
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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 129
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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...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 136
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powered on with Crisis BIOS Recovery process. 4. BIOS Boot Block starts to restore the BIOS code from the Crisis floppy disk to BIOS ROM on the failed
machine. 5. If the Crisis flashing process is finished, the system will restart. If the Crisis Recovery process is finished, the system should be powered on with successful and workable BIOS. Then a person can update the latest version BIOS...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide. - Page 173
...These can be obtained 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:
K Service guides for all models K User's manuals K Training materials K Bios updates K Software utilities K Spare parts lists...