Acer Aspire 5242 Service Guide
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Appendix B293 PCMCIA Test LAN/Modem Card TDK CardBus Ethernet 10/100 32-Bit CBE-10/100BTX Storage Card Hitachi Microdrive 4G 1394 Card Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus (IFC-ILCB/DV) USB2.0 Card IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10/100 Wireless Lan Card (Not recommended for wireless ready model)Cisco Wireless LAN Card 802.11a NETGEAR Wireless LAN card 802.11a ISDN Card Toshiba Type B for Bluetooth 128K ISDN Card GPRS Card Vodafone QL1ACC-21581 3G/GPRS card Sony Ericsson GC83 GPRS card Sony Ericsson GC89 GPRS card ExpressCard Test Express Card Abcom 5-in-1 Adapter ExpressCard Reader Abcom GigaLan ExpressCard Sunix ECF2400 2 Ports 1394A ExpressCard Memory Card Test (SD/MS/MMC/SM/CF/Microdrive/XD) SD Card Apacer 128/256MB SanDisk 256MB Apacer 2GB (150x Hi-Speed) KINGMAX 1GB (66x Hi-Speed) SanDisk 1GB RiDATA 4GB SD PRO Memory Card MS Card Sony 512 MS PRO Lexar 512MB MS PRO Lexar 1GB MS PRO Sony 2GB MS PRO MMC Card SanDisk 32MB Transcend 64/128MB Transcend 256MB SanDisk RS-MMC 128MB PQI RS-MMC 256MB Transcend 512MB A-DATA Turbo 200X 2GB MMC Card XD Card Apacer 256/512MB SanDisk 2GB Olympus 512MB CF Card Apacer 256/512 SanDisk 2GB ItemSpecification
Appendix C295 This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems. If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch office. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information sources will require a user i.d. and password. These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acers Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acers Notebook, Desktop and Server models including: •Service guides for all models •Users manuals •Training materials •Bios updates •Software utilities •Spare parts lists •TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin) For these purposes, we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of our technical material. Also contained on this website are: •Detailed information on Acers International Traveller’s Warranty (ITW) •Returned material authorization procedures •An overview of all the support services we offer, accompanied by a list of telephone, fax and email contacts for all your technical queries. We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you have any suggestions or comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these to us. Online Support Information Appendix C
297 A AFLASH Utility 39 antennas removing 92 Audio 24 B back cover 47 Battery Pack 44 battery power indicator 12 BIOS 19 vendor 19 Version 19 BIOS Recovery 115 BIOS Recovery Boot Block 117 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 117 steps 117 BIOS Recovery Hotkey 117 BIOS Utility 27–39 Navigating 28 Security 32 System Security 38 block diagram Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series 5 Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series 4, 6 brightness hotkeys 15 button/indicator 3G WWAN 7, 12 bluetooth 7, 12 wireless LAN 7, 12 buttons easy-launch 12 C caps lock on indicator 8 Clearing BIOS Password steps 116 Clearing Password 115 computeron indicator 8, 12 CPU removing 81 CPU Fan True Value Table 19 Crisis Disk 39 creating 117 D DIMM Module 46 display hotkeys 15 E Error Symptom-to-Spare Part Index 98 Euro 16 External CD-ROM Drive Check 96 External Module Disassembly Flowchart 43 F Flash Utility 39 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 121 H Hard disk 21 Hard Disk Drive Module 48 HDD 21 Hibernation mode hotkey 15 Hot Keys 13 HW Gap position 115 I Indicators 12 Intermittent Problems 111 J Jumper and Connector Locations 113 Top View 113 K Index
298 key 12 backup 7 Keyboard 25 removing 58 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 96 L LCD bezel removing 84 LCD Brackets removing 89 LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart 83 LCD with the brackets removing 88 M Main 113 Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart 55 media access on indicator 8 Memory Check 97 Menu Boot 37 menu Exit 38 Information 29 Security 33 Middle cover removing 56 Model Definition 214 N Notebook Manager hotkey 15 notebook tour 7 num lock on indicator 8 O Online Support Information 295 P Panel Bottom 11 password changing 35 removing 35 setting 34 Power System Check 97 Battery Pack 98 Power Adapter 97 Processor 19 S Screw List 42 speakers hotkey 15 System 4 Block Diagram 4 System Check Procedures 96 System Memory 20 System Utilities 27 T Test Compatible Components 291 Touchpad Check 98 Troubleshooting 95 TV Tuner Board 48 U Undetermined Problems 112 utility BIOS 27–39 V view left 9 rear 10 right 10 view front 7 W Windows 2000 Environment Test 292