Acer Aspire 1606 Service Guide

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Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
5.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
6.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
7.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
8.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 68
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.See “Removing the Touch Pad Board” on page...

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Removing the VGA Thermal Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
5.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
6.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
7.See “Removing the CPU Fan Sink” on page 69
8.Remove the four screws and then detach the VGA thermal plate from the main board.
Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module
1.See...

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11 .Detach the FDD module from the lower case.
Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the Upper...

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Removing the Speakers 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
10.To remove the speakers, first remove the two...

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NOTE: Please pay attention to how the speaker cable is routed when the speakers are attached back to the 
main unit.
Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC...

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10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 70
11 .See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 73
12.See “Removing the VGA Thermal Plate” on page 73
13.Disconnect the launch board cable and the speaker cable from the main board.
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14. Remove the three screws as shown and detach the main board from the lower case carefully in the way 
as shown here.
Removing the PCMCIA Slot
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing...

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15.Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board.
Removing the I/O Port Bracket
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 56
2.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 57
3.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 58
4.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 61
5.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
6.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 62
7.See “Removing the Keyboard Bracket” on page 67
8.See “Removing the DC Charger Plate” on page 67
9.See “Removing the DC to DC Board” on...

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16.Detach the I/O port bracket from the main board. 

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Use the following procedure as a guide for Aspire 1606 computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or 
modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2.Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating 
the same operation.
3.Use the following table with the verified symptom to...

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System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is 
required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause 
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail. 
Do the following to select the test device. See ““System Utility Diskette” on page 51 for details.
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the...