Acer Aspire 1640 User manual

Aspire 1640 Series
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 1640 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates
200512/27 Chapter 1 Revise memory specification to 533MHz on page 20.
2006/02/15 Chapter 3 Revise disassembling SOP.

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Copyright
Copyright © 2005 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 representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear
on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current
topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specific
actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software
problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds 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 Acer's "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 be covered
in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible
personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information
available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will
not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer
office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service
Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and
service of customer machines.

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Chapter 1 1
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Platform
TIntel®Pentium®M 730/740/750/760/770/780 processor (2MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.73/1.86/2/2.13/
2.26 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
TIntel®Pentium®M 725 processor (2MB L2 Cache, 1.60 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)
TIntel Celeron M processor 360/370/380 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.40/1.50/1.60 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)
TChipset: Intel®915GM
Memory
T256 MB/512 MB of DDRII 533 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB with dual so DIMM modules
Data storage
T40/60/80/100 GB ATA/100 hard disk
TDVD-Dual double-layer drive
TDVD/CD-RW combo drive
Display and graphics
TColor Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) LCD displaying at
-- 15” XGA (1024 X 768)
-- 15.4” WXGA (1280 X 800) supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing on dual displays via
Acer GridVista
TIntel®915GM integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and up to
128 MB of shared memory
TMicrosoft®DirectX®7.0 and dual independent display support
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
TSimultaneous LCD and CRT display with LCD panel resolution at 70 Hz
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
TLAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
TWireless LAN (optional): integrated miniPCI Acer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM
solution
TAcer SignalUP wireless technology support
TWireless PAN (optional): integrated Bluetooth®
Audio
TAudio system with two built-in speakers
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS-Sound compatible
System Introduction
Chapter 1

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TBuilt-in microphone
Input devices
T88-/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-panel buttons: wireless LED-button and Bluetooth®LED-button
I/O interface
TThree USB 2.0 ports
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TExternal display (VGA) port
TMicrophone
TLine-in jack
THeadphones/speaker/line-out port
TOne Type II PC Card slot
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor

Chapter 1 3
System Block Diagram
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
A A B B C C D D
INTEL Mobile_479 CPU
DDR-II
ATA 66/100
HD Audio
AUDIO CODEC
DDR-II SODIMM1 DDR-II SODIMM2
IDE-ODD
PATA HDD
ATA 66/100
RJ11
Page: 19
Page: 16 Page: 16
Page: 10
CLOCK GEN ICS954206
Page:2, 3
Page: 5, 6 , 7, 8
Page: 12 , 13 , 14
Page:4
LINE OUT
INTEL ALVISO 915GM
NB
SB
DMI I/F
Page: 21
Page: 22Page: 22
Touchpad
KBC NS PC97551
Keyboard
INTEL ICH6-M
CELERON-M/PENTIUM-M
PCI BUS 33MHZ
RJ45
REALTEK RTL8100CL
USB 2.0
Page: 18
Page: 17
MINI-PCI Wireless LAN
Realtek
Page: 20
ALC260 (ALC883)
SPEAKER
HOST BUS 533/400MHZ
LPC 33MHZ
TI PCMCIA PCI1510A ( L-F )
+1.8VSUS +1.8V
TM4060/AS1640(ZL8 for Quanta project code)
REQ2# / GNT2# REQ1# / GNT1# AD20 AD17 INTB# , INTD# INTC#
Page: 10
Page: 21
FLASH
Page: 22
FAN
CPU CORE
CRT Page: 11
RGB
LVDS Page: 11
LVDS
BATTERY CHARGER
TYPE II SLOT Page: 18
MIC IN
+1.05V +2.5V
Bluetooth USB interface
USB4 Page:16
USB2,3,5
SYSTEM USB PORT *3
MODEMAMP
MAX9755
AD24 REQ0# / GNT0# INTA#
Page: 16
MINI-PCIE slot Wireless LAN
(Option)
PCI-E BUS
Page:23
SENTECH SC451ITSTR
SYSTEM 3V/5V
MAXIM MAX1999
Page:24
+1.5V
SENTECH SC1470 SI9183-AD
+1.5V_S5
SENTECH SC1565 SENTECH SC4215
Page:25
MAXIM MAX8724
Page:26
Page: 16
Page: 17
Page:16
Page: 19
Page: 19 Page: 20 Page: 20 Page: 17
+3VPCU +3V_S5/+3VSUS +3V +5VPCU +5VSUS +5V +15V
ON NCP5214
+0.9VSUS +0.9V
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