Acer Aspire 5242 Service Guide

Aspire 5738DG/5738DZG Series
Aspire 5542G/5542/5242 Series
Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series
Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5738DG/5738DZG, 
Aspire 5542G/5542/5242, Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 and 
Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2009 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
System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Dimension and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Your Acer Notebook tour   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the Right Speaker Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Removing the Main Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Removing the Heatsink Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Removing the CPU  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
 LCD Module Disassembly Process  . . . . . . . . . ....

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Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Platform
For Aspire 5738DG/5738DZG and Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series
•Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring:
•Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
•Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45 Express Chipset*
•Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300*
•Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350*
•Unex HB95
•Intel® Pentium® mobile processor*
•Intel® Celeron® mobile processor*
•Mobile Intel® GM45/GL40 Express Chipset*
•Acer InviLink™ Nplify™...

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Display and graphics
•16:9 aspect ratio
•15.6 HD 1366 x 768
•VGA Controller 
For Aspire 5738G/5738ZG Series:
•Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset*
•Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset*
•NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M*
For Aspire 5738DG/5738DZG Series, Aspire 5542G and Aspire 5536G:
•ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics*
•AATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570*
• Screen resolution support
•1366*768
•1280*768
•1280*720
•1024*768
•800*600
Storage subsystem
•2.5 hard disk drive
•Optical drive options:
•Blu-ray...