Acer Aspire 1606 Service Guide

2Aspire 1606
TOne micropohne in (share with line-in)
TOne line-out
TTwo CardBus type II slot (3.3V, 5V support)
TFour USB ports
TOne IEEE 1394 port
TOne RJ-11 port
TOne RJ-45 jack
TOne TV out
Display
T15”TFT LCD displaying 32-bit true-color at 1024x768 XGA resolution.
T3D capabilities
TSupports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience 
presentations
T“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and 
conserves power is...

Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
MAX1631
SYSTEM DC/DC
DCBATOUT
2D5V_S3 or
3D3V_S0 3D3V_S5
3D3V_LANACDCBATOUT INPUTMAX1715 / CM8501 / FDS9412 /
2SB1184F5 / FDC653N
OUTPUT
DDR_VDD
 = 2D5V_S3
DDR_VTT
 = 1D25V_S3
DDR & VDDR DC/DC2D5V_S3
PIC12C509 / MAX1645
DesKtop-CPUNorthwood
2.2~3.2GHz
CLK GEN
DDR * 2
FSB
800/533/400MHz
2.5V
200MHz/266/333MHz
PCI Bus
33MHz MuTIOL 66MHz
16bits/533MBs
TI1520CardBus
SLOT A/B
TPS2223DBPower Switch
LPC Bus
33MHz
LPC ROM
Debug Port
AC Link
CODEC MIC-IN
Line-OutRJ11
S/PDIF...

4Aspire 1606
Board Layout
Top View
PCB No. 03225-1
1 LAN Port 16 Fan Connector
2 Modem Port 17 DC to DC Connector
3 USB Port 18 RTC Connector
4 USB Port 19 Touchpad Connector
5 Launch board cable connector 20 Keyboard Connector
6 VGA Port 21 Fan Connector
7 LCD Monitor Connector 22 DC to DC Connector
8 S-Video Connector 23 Secondary IDE Connector
9 USB Port  24 Floppy Diskette Drive Connector
10 USB Port  25 Primary IDE Connector
11 Inverter Connector 26 Speaker Connector
12 SiS648FX 27 Debug Board...

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Bottom View
1 Modem Cable Connector 6 Volume Controller
2 Modem Connector 7 Memory Slot 2
3 IEEE 1394 Port 8 Memory Slot 1
4 Speaker out Port 9 Battery Connector
5 Line-in Port 

6Aspire 1606
Panel
Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.  
Front Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Display  screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer 
output.
2 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show 
the status of the computer and its functions and 
components.
3 Power button Turns off the computer power.
5 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.
6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device...

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Left Panel
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off 
when the floppy is active.
2 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive, accepts 3.5-inch floppy 
diskettes.
3 Floppy disk eject button Push this button to eject the floppy disk
4 Security keylock Kensington-compatible key-based computer 
security lock.
5 IEEE 1394 port Connects to a IEEE 1394-compatible device 
(e.g., digital video camera).
6 Line-out jack Connects to audio line-out...

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Right Panel 
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Speaker (Right) Outputs sound.
2 PC Card eject button Eject the PC Card from its slot.
3 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Connects to two Type II 16-bit PC card or 32-
bit CardBus PC Card. 

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Rear Panel 
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#IconPortDescription
1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.
2 Video-out port Connects to a display device with S-video 
input.
3 External monitor port Connects to a display device e.g., external 
monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 
64K colors at 2048x1536 resolution.
4 Modem jack Connects to the phone line.
5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based 
network
6 USB port (Four) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus 
devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 

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Bottom Panel
#ItemDescription
1 Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery 
pack.
2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
3 Battery lock Locks/unlocks the battery pack in the battery bay.
4 Media bay module Installed in the media bay.  Provide the optical 
media access or secondary storage by way of 
removable modules.
5 Media bay release latch Unlatches the media bay module.
6 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory. 

Chapter 111
Indicators
The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons on the right of the display screen.
The Power and Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the 
status of the computer while the cover is closed.
#IconFunctionDescription
1 Wireless LAN This button is used to enable or disable the 
wireless LAN (optional) function
2 Power Lights when the computer is on.
3 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby 
mode and blinks when it enters into or...