Acer Aspire 5534 Service Guide

							Chapter 111
Windows Keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
KeyDescription
Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; 
it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of 
functions:
: Open or close the Start menu
 + : Display the desktop
 + : Open Windows Explore
 + : Search for a file or folder
 + : Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network domain), or 
switch users (if youre not connected to a network domain)
 + : Minimizes all windows
 + : Open the Run dialog box
 + : Open Ease of Access Center
 + : Display the System Properties dialog box
 + : Cycle through programs on the taskbar
 + 
 + : Search for computers (if you are on a network)
Note: Depending on your edition of Windows 7, some shortcuts may not function as 
described.
Application 
key
 
This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens the 
applications context menu. 
						

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Hot Keys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computers controls like screen 
brightness and volume output.
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the  key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.
HotkeyIconFunctionDescription
 +  System Properties Display the System Properties dialog box.
 +  Bluetooth 
communication switchEnables/disables the Bluetooth function.
 +  Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
 +  Display toggle Switches display output between the display 
screen, external monitor (if connected) and 
both.
 +  Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save 
power. Press any key to return.
 +  Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
 + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
 + < > Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
 + < >Volume up Increases the sound volume.
 + < >Volume down Decreases the sound volume. 
						

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Special Keys
You can locate the Euro symbol and the US dollar sign at the upper-center and/or bottom-right of your 
keyboard.
The Euro symbol
1.Open a text editor or word processor.
2.Hold  and then press the  key at the upper-center of the keyboard.
NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. See www.microsoft.com/typography/faq/
faq12.htm for more information.
The US dollar sign
1.Open a text editor or word processor.
2.Hold  and then press the  key at the upper-center of the keyboard.
NOTE:  This function varies according to the language settings. 
						

							14Chapter 1
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
Processor Specifications
CPU Fan True Value Table
Throttling 50%: On= 90°C; OFF=80°C
OS shut down at 95°C; H/W shut down at 87°C
North Bridge Specifications
South Bridge Specifications
ItemSpecification
CPU type  AMD S1g1 processor
CPU package  638-pin lidless micro PGA package.
Chipset AMD RS780MN Northbridge
AMD SB710 A13 Southbridge
ItemCPU 
SpeedCoresMfg. 
TechCache 
SizePackageCore 
Vo l ta g eAcer P/N
L310 1.2 GHz 2 65 nm 1 MB Micro-
PGAVariable KC.AL002.310
TF20 1.6 GHz 1 65 nm 512 kB Micro-
PGAVariable KC.ATF02.200
CPU Temperature 
(Celsius)Fan Speed (RPM)SPL Spec (dBA)
45 3100 28
50 3500 31
55 3900 34
63 4400 37
75 4700 40
ItemSpecification
Chipset AMD RS780MN chipset.
Package 21MM 528-FCBGA
Features • CPU HyperTransport™ Interface
• Support for DDR2 memories up to DDR2-800 
• ATI HyperMemory™
• Supports PCI-E Gen2 (version 2.0).
• A-Link Express II Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset AMD SB710 A13 chipset
Package 21MM 528-FCBGA 
						

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System Memory 
Video Specifications
Hard Disk Drive Interface
   
Features • A-Link Express II interface
• Supports PCI bus at 33 MHz 
• 5 OHCI and 2 EHCI Host controllers to supports 12 USB 2.0 
ports and 2 dedicated USB 1.1 ports
• SMBus Rev. 2.0 compliant 
• Supports IOAPIC/X-IO APIC mode for 24 channels of 
interrupts 
• Two cascaded 8237 DMA controllers
• Supports LPC based super I/O and flash devices 
• Supports six SATA ports with transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s 
• Supports integrated RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 (requires 
use of 4 or more SATA ports) functionalities across all 6 ports.
• ACPI specification 3.0 compliant power management schemes
• High Definition Audio 
ItemSpecification
Memory size Up to 8GB
DIMM socket number 2
Supports memory size per socket 512MB / 1024MB / 2048MB / 4096MB
Supports maximum memory size 8GB
Supports DIMM type 200-pin +1.8V DDRII SODIMM
Supports DIMM Speed 667MHZ
ItemSpecification
Chipset Integrated VGA solution for AMD RS780MN (UMA).
On board VGA solution for ATI M92-S2 LP (DIS).
Package 21MM 528-FCBGA (Integrated with Northbridge)
Features • Highly-optimized 128-bit engine, capable of processing 
multiple pixels per clock.
• Fully DirectX 10.0 compliant, including full speed 32-bit floating 
point per component operations
• Support for OpenGL® 2.0
• Motion Video Acceleration for HD DVD/Blu-ray technology
• Adjustable 128MB UMA VGA memory share from North 
Bridge.
•  Adjustable 512MB DIS VGA memory share from North Bridge.
• Max resoluiton  2048x1536 @85Hz (pixel clock at 388.5MHz) 
for 4:3 format, 2560x1440 @75Hz (pixel clock at 397.25MHz) 
for 16:9 format, and 2456x1536 @60Hz (pixel clock at 
320MHz) for 16:10 format
ItemSpecifications
Vendor & Model 
Name
Hitachi 
HTS545050B9A300Hitachi 
HTS545032B9A300Hitachi 
HTS545025B9A300Hitachi 
HTS545016B9A300
Capacity (MB)500 320 250 160
Bytes per sector512
ItemSpecification 
						

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Data heads4322
Drive Format
Disks
2211
Spindle speed 
(RPM)5400
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 
8MB
InterfaceSATA
Internal transfer 
rate (Mbits/sec, 
max)3GB/s maximum
I/O data transfer 
rate
(Mbytes/sec 
max)875 Mbits/s maximum 845 Mbits/s 
maximum
DC Power Requirements
Voltage
+5.0V ± 5%.
ItemSpecifications
Vendor & Model 
Name
Seagate
ST9250315ASSeagate
ST9320320ASSeagate ST9500325AS
Capacity (MB)250 320 500
Bytes per sector512 512 512
Data heads244
Drive Format
Disks
122 
Spindle speed 
(RPM)5400 5400 5400
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 
8 MB 8MB 8 MB
InterfaceSATA SATA SATA
Internal transfer 
rate (Mbits/sec, 
max)1175 830 1175
I/O data transfer 
rate
(Mbytes/sec 
max)875 Mbits/s maximum 845 Mbits/s maximum
DC Power Requirements
Voltage
+5.0V ± 5%.
ItemSpecifications
Vendor & Model 
Name
To s h i b a
MK1655GSXTo s h i b a
MK2555GSXTo s h i b a
MK3255GSXTo s h i b a
MK5055GSX
Capacity (MB)160 250 320 500
Bytes per sector512 512 512 512
Data heads2244
Drive Format
ItemSpecifications 
						

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Disks1122
Spindle speed 
(RPM)5400
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 
8MB
InterfaceSATA
Internal transfer 
rate (Mbits/sec, 
max)363 ~ 952 typical
I/O data transfer 
rate
(Mbytes/sec 
max)300
DC Power Requirements
Voltage
5V ±5%
ItemSpecifications
Vendor & Model 
Name
Western Digital
WD1600BEVT-
22ZCTOWestern Digital
WD2500BEVT-22ZCT0Western Digital
WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0Western Digital
WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
Capacity (MB)160 250 320 500
Bytes per sector512
Data heads2434
Drive Format
Disks
1222
Spindle speed 
(RPM)5400
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 
8 MB
InterfaceSATA
Internal transfer 
rate (Mbits/sec, 
max)N/A
I/O data transfer 
rate
(Mbytes/sec 
max)300
DC Power Requirements
Voltage
5V ±5%
ItemSpecifications 
						

							18Chapter 1
Super-Multi Drive Module  
BIOS
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name HLDS GU10N PANASONIC UJ892
Performance 
SpecificationWith CD Diskette With DVD DisketteWith CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
Transfer rate (MB/sec) Sustained:
.Sustained: Sustained: Sustained:
Buffer Memory
Interface SATA
Applicable disc formats
•CD R/RW
•DVD R/RW
Loading mechanism Emergency Release (draw open hole)
Power Requirement
Input Voltage DC 5 V +/- 5%
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name TOSHIBA Super-Multi DRIVE 9.5mm Tray DL 
8X TS-U633A LF W/O bezel SATA GBAS2.0
Performance 
SpecificationWith CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
Transfer rate (MB/sec) Sustained:
3,600 KB/secSustained:
10,800 KB/sec
Buffer Memory 2 MB
Interface SATA
Applicable disc formats
•CD R/RW
•DVD R/RW
Loading mechanism Emergency Release (draw open hole)
Power Requirement
Input Voltage DC 5 V +/- 5%
ItemSpecification
BIOS vendor Insyde
BIOS Version 3.5
BIOS Features • Flash ROM 1MB
• Support ISIPP
• Support multi-boot
• Suspend to RAM (S3) / Disk (S4)
• Various hot-keys for system control
• Support SMBUS 2.0, PCI2.3
• ACPI 2.0 compliance with Intel Speed Step Support C1e, C2, 
C3 and S3, S4,S5 for mobile CPU.
• DMI utility for BIOS serial number configuration/asset tag
• Support PXE
• Support Y2K solution
• Support Win Flash Wake on LAN from S3
• Wake on LAN form S4 in AC mode
• System information  
						

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LCD 15.6” 
Audio Codec and Amplifier
LAN Interface
Keyboard
ItemSpecifications
Vendor/model name AUO B156XW03 
V1LPL LP156WH3-
TLA1
Screen Diagonal (mm.) 15.6” 15.6”
Display Area (mm) 344 x 193mm 344 x 193mm
Display resolution (pixels) 768 vertical by 
1366 horizontal768 vertical by 1366 
horizontal
Pixel Pitch (mm) 0.252 x 0.252mm 0.252 x 0.252mm
Typical White Luminance (cd/
m
2) also called BrightnessTBD 200cd/m
2
Contrast Ratio TBD 500
Response Time (Optical Rise 
Time/Fall Time) msecTBD 16ms
Typical Power Consumption 
(watt)TBD 4.17 Watt
Weight (without inverter) TBD 429g
Physical Size (mm) TBD 359.5(H, typ) × 
217.1(V, typ) × 
3.8(D,max)
Electrical Interface TBD TBD
Viewing Angle (degree)
Horizontal (Right) / (Left)
Vertical (Upper) / (Lower)TBD TBD
ItemSpecification
Audio 
ControllerRealtek ALC269X-GR for High Definition Audio Codec
Features • MIC IN
•  AC-coupled input,100mVP-P maximum  
• Headphone out
• 1VP-P
• Built-in Speaker
• 2 Watt/8cc Chamber
ItemSpecification
LAN Chipset Realtek RTL8111CA-VB-GR GIGA LAN.
Package Integrated on mainboard
Features • Supports 10/100/1000 mbps
ItemSpecification
Controller ENE KB926 D3 Keyboard Controller
Total number of keypads 103/104/107
Windows logo key Yes
Internal & external keyboard work 
simultaneouslyYe s 
						

							20Chapter 1
Mini Card
Camera
Wireless LAN
 
 BatteryFeatures • Supports Application keys for Windows 7 version
ItemSpecification
Number Supported 1
Features • 1 for WLAN (full size)
ItemSpecifications
Vendor and model Suyin Rose_2G
Type CMOS image sensor
Interface USB 2.0
Optical aperture F/2.4
Focusing range 40CM - infinity
Dimensions (L x W x H 
mm)65X 8.0X 3.79+/-0.2mm 
Sensor type CMOS
Pixel resolution 640 x 480
Pixel size 3.6um X3.6um 
Image size 2.36mm(H) X1.76mm(V)
ItemSpecification
Data throughput Protocol Typical Throughput
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n23 MBit/s
4.3 MBit/s
19 MBit/s
130 MBit/s
Protocols Data transmit/receive:
• IEEE WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N1, 802.11d, 
802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11h
• Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Certified* for 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, 
WMM*, WPA*, and WPA2*
• (Wi-Fi Alliance Draft-N1 and 802.11n certifications expected when 
available)
Security
• Authentication WPA7 and WPA27, 802.1X, LEAP, EAP-TLS, 
PEAP-TLS, and PEAP-MSCHAPv2*
• Protocols Encryption CKIP, TKIP, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP (for 
802.11a/b/g), AES-CCMP (for 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N)
Interface Connector interface Mini Card form factor, based on PCIe electrical 
interface
Microsoft WHQL YES
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Panasonic / Simplo / Sony
Battery Type Li-ion
ItemSpecification