Acer Aspire 3810T Series User manual

Aspire 3810T/3810TZ 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 3810T/3810TZ service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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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.
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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.
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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
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Operating system
Genuine Windows Vista®
NOTE: Windowsl®Vista®Capable PCs come with Windows®XP installed, and can be upgraded to
Windows®Vista®. For more information on Windows®Vista®and how to upgrade, go to:
Microsoft.com/windowsvista.
Platform and memory
Intel®Centrino®2 mobile processor technology, featuring:
zIntel®Core™ dual processor SU series*
zIntel®Core™ solo processor SU series*
zMobile Intel®GS45 Express Chipset
zIntel®Wireless WiFi Link 5100*
zIntel®Wireless WiFi Link 5150*
Intel®Pentium®mobile processor SU series*
Mobile Intel®GS45 Express Chipset
Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*
System memory
Dual-Channel SDRAM support
Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules*
Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules*
Display and graphics
16:9 aspect ratio
13.3" HD 1366 x 768
Graphics
Mobile Intel®GS45 Express Chipset
Audio
High-definition audio support
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Built-in stereo microphones
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Storage subsystem
2.5" hard disk drive/ solid state drive
5-in-1 card reader
Communication
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam*
Wi-Fi/WiMAX: Intel®Wireless WiFi Link 5150*
WWAN:
zUMTS/HSPA at 900 MHz/2100 MHz and quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)*
zUMTS/HSPA at 850 MHz/900 MHz/1900 MHz/ 2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/
900/1800/1900 MHz)*
WLAN:
zIntel®Wireless WiFi Link 5100*
zAcer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N*
WPAN: Bluetooth®2.0+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)*
LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
Privacy control
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Kensington lock slot
Dimensions and weight
322 (W) x 228 (D) x 23.4/28.9 (H) mm
1.6 kg (3.5lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
Power subsystem
ACPI 3.0
62.16 W 5600 mAh
3-pin 65 W AC adapter
ENERGY STAR®*
Special keys and controls
86-/87-/91-key keyboard
Touchpad pointing device
I/O Ports
5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD))
USB 2.0 port
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter

Chapter 1 3
Environment
Temperature:
zoperating: 5°C to 35°C
zNon-operating: -20°C to 65°C
Humidity (non-condensing):
zoperating: 20%~80%
zNon-operating: 20%~80%
NOTE: "*" only for certain models.

4Chapter 1
System Block Diagram