Aspire 5540/5560 Series Service Guide

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PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision HistoryPlease refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5540/5560 service guide.

Date 2006/02/17 2006/4/1 2006/4/6

Chapter Chapter 3 and Chapter 6 Chapter 1 Chapter 3

Updates Add CCD module (camera) information to Chapter 3 and Chapter 6 for Aspire 5560 series. Add Radeon X1600 VGA chipset on page 1. Revise CCD module (digital camera) disassembling steps to Chapter 3 for Aspire 5560 series.

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CopyrightCopyright 2006 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored 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.

DisclaimerThe information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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ConventionsThe following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. 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. Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.

WARNING

CAUTION

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PrefaceBefore using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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System SpecificationsFeaturesBelow is a brief summary of the computers many feature:

Platform and memroyIntel Centrino Duo mobile technology, featuring:Intel CoreTM Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) or higher Intel 945GM/945PM Express chipset

Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology Intel 945GM/945PM+ICH7M Two DIMM slots support 256/512MB to 2GB (1G memory has not qualified yet) system memory

Display and graphics14.1 WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing on dual display via Acer GridVistaTM 16.7 million colors Intel 945GM integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and up to 128 MB of VRAM, supporting Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and dual independent display Intel 945PM with ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON X1300/X1400/X1600 with up to 512 MB of HyperMemoryTM (128 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM; up to 384 of shared system memory), supporting ATI POWERPLAYTM 5.0, Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and PCI Express (ATI MOBILITYTM RADEON X1300 for Aspire 5540/X1400/X1600 for Aspire 5560) DualViewTM support Simultaneous LCD and CRT display, with LCD panel resolution at 70 Hz refresh rate Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution on ono-interlaced CRT display MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability S-Video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support (for Aspire 5560)

Storage subsystem60/80/100/120 GB PATA/SATA hard disk drive Optical drive options:DVD-Super Multi double-layer DVD-Dual double layer drive DVD/CD-RW combo drive

5-in1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS) Memory Stick PROTM (MS-PRO) and xD-Picture CardTM (xD) (for Aspire 5560)

Input devices88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with 5-degree curve Touchpad with 4-way scroll button

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Four easy-launch buttons Two front-access switches: WLAN LED and Bluetooth LED-switches (for selected models)

AudioIntel High-Definition audio support Sound Blaster ProTM and MS-Sound compatible S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers Audio system with two built-in speakers Built-in microphone

CommunicationModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready (Gigabit for Aspire 5560) WLAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology WPAN: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

I/O PortsExpressCardTM/34 slot (for Aspire 5560) PC Card slot (one Type II) 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) (for Aspire 5560) Three USB 2.0 ports IEEE 1394 port (for Aspire 5560) Fast infrared (FIR) port (for Aspire 5560) External display (VGA) port S-Video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port (for Aspire 5560) Headphones/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support Microphone-in jack Line-in jack Ethernet (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port DC-in jack for AC adaptor

EnvironmentTemperature:operating: 5 C to 35 C Non-operating: -20 C to 65 C

Humidity (non-condensing):operating: 20%~80% Non-operating: 20%~80%

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System Block DiagramSYSTEM DC/DC

(Discrete)CLK GEN.IDT CV125PA (ICS 954206) 3

Block DiagramMobile CPUYonah 478 1.83G/2G/2.16G 4, 5HOST BUS 400/533/667MHz

G792

Project code: 91.4A901.001 PCB P/N : 55.4A901.XXX REVISION : 05217-1 (Hannstar, ACCL)PCB STACKUPTVOLVDS TOP

TPS51120INPUTS

40

OUTPUTS5V_S5

DCBATOUT 3D3V_S5

19

SYSTEM DC/DCTPS51124INPUTSDCBATOUT 1D8V_S3

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OUTPUTS1D05V_S0

14

GND S S

DDR2533 MHz11,12

533/667MHz

14"WSXGA+ LCD 13 CRT 14

TPS511001D8V_S3

Calistoga533/667MHzVer.:A3 :71.945PM.A0U / QK58

PCI Express x16 M56 Ver.: B24 M52 Ver.: A12 M54 Ver.: A12

DDR2533 MHz11,12

ATI M54P / M52PVRAM x4 50,51

RGB CRT

43

VCC S GND

DDR_VREF_S0

45,46,47,48,49

APL5332KAC3D3V_S0

432D5V_S0

6,7,8,9,10

128/256M

BOTTOM PCMCIA I/F

Line In29

DMI I/F

100MHz

CodecALC88328

AZALIA

TI PCI 7412PCI BUS

PCMCIA SLOT

APL5912-U1D8V_S3 1D5V_S0

43

PWR SW

29

MIC In INT.MIC Line Out (SPDIF)29

CARDBUS 1394 CardReader24,25

TSP2220A 27

Support TypeII 27

MAXIM CHARGERMAX8725 INPUTS 42 OUTPUTS CHG_PWRDCBATOUT 18V 5V 4.0A 100mA

1394 CONN802.11A/B/G

26

MS/MS Pro/xD/ MMC/SD/SDIO6 in 1

ICH7MOP AMPG1421B 29Ver. : B0, 71.ICH7M.A0U / QK65 KI.80101.017

Mini-PCI30

26

UP+5V

LANPCIEx1 SPI I/F 10/100 BCM4401-E 22

CPU DC/DC TXFM23

RJ45 2326

29

Mini Card*1802.11A/B/G

BCM5787MKFBG-A1 BCM5789KFBG-C1 BCM4401EKFBG-B0

ISL6262 INPUTS

38,39

OUTPUTS0~1.3V 44A

Giga LANBCM5789/5787M

VCC_CORE_S0 DCBATOUT 35

INT.SPKR

BIOSSST25LF080A

RJ11

MODEM MDC Card21

15,16,17,18

LPC BUS

34

ATI M54 DC/DCSW1 SettingPSW_CLR# Low Active 1 - 5 ON 2 - 6 ON 3 - 7 ON 4 - 8 ON

FAN5234INPUTSDCBATOUT

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SATA

PCI Express

PATA

OUTPUTSVGA_CORE_S0

New card 30PWR SW TPS2231 30

USB18

SIONS8738121 32

KBC RenesasRE144B 31

LPCDEBUG 34 CONN.

NC KBC_MATRIX1 KBC_MATRIX2

3 PORT 21

APL5331KAC1D8V_S0 1D2V_S0

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HDD 20

CDROM

MINI USB Blue-tooth

FIR 32

Touch Pad 33

INT. KB 33

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