Acer Aspire 3680 5570 5580 User Manual

Aspire 3680/5570/5580 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3680/5570/5580 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 

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Copyright
Copyright © 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.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGESDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds you to do specific actions 
relevant to the accomplishment of 
procedures. 

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Preface
Before 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 Acers 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...

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Table of Contents
Removing the HDD Module/the Memory/the Wireless LAN Card/
the Modem Board/the ODD Module and the LCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Removing the HDD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Removing the Memory/the Wireless LAN Card/the Modem Board  . . . . . . . . . . .70
Removing the ODD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Removing the LCD Module (including...

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
TIntel® Centrino®  Duo mobile technology, featuring
t      Intel® Core 2 Duo processor T5500/T5600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) and T7200/
T7400/T7600 (4 MB L2 cache, 2/2.16/2.33 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) (for Aspire 5580)
t      Intel® Core Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz 
FSB) (for Aspire 5570)
t      Mobile Intel® 945GM (for Aspire 5570)/945PM (for...

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MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), and xD-Picture CardTM (xD)
Input devices
T88/89-key keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
TSix media keys: volume up/down, play/pause, stop, next, previous (for selected models)
TTwo front-access LED-switches: WLAN, Bluetooth® 
Audio
TAudio system with two built-in 1.5W speakers
TIntel® High-Definition audio support
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital...