Acer Aspire 5040 User manual

Aspire 3040/5040 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

II
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3020/5020 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

III
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.
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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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Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

IV
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.

V
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.

VI

Chapter 1 1
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
Aspire 3040 Series
TMobile AMD SempronTM processor 2800+ to 3300+ or higher with 128/256 KB L2 cache
supporting AMD PowerNow!TM technology, and AMD HyperTransportTM technology
Aspire 5040 Series
TAMD TurionTM 64 ML-30/ML-32/ML-37/ML-40 processor at 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2 GHz or higher with 512
KB or 1MB of L2 cache, supporting AMD PowerNow!TM technology, and AMD HyperTransportTM
technology
TATI RS482M and SB450 chipset
T256/512 MB of DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display
T15.4” WXGA Acer CrystalBriteTM clolor TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting
simultaneous multi-window viewing on dual display via Acer GridVistaTM
T15.4” WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window
viewing on dual display via Acer GridVistaTM
T15.0” XGA color TFT LCD, 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
T16.7 million colors
TATI MOBILITYTM RADEONTM X1300 with 64 MB or above of external DDR VRAM, supporting ATI
HyperMemoryTM with up to 512 MB of shared system memory
TMicrosoft®DirectX®9.0 and DualViewTM support
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
TAcer CinemaVisionTM video technology (Acer Arcade)
TAcer ClearVisionTM video optimization technology (Acer Arcade)
Storage subsystem
T40/60/80/100/120 GB ATA/100 hard disk drive
TOptical drive options:
tDVD-Dual double-layer drive
tDVD/CD-RW combo drive
Input devices
T88/89-key keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
TTwo front-access LED-buttons:WLAN, Bluetooth®
Audio
TAudio system with two built-in speakers
TMS-Sound compatible
TBuilt-in microphone
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.90/V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
TLAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
TWLAN: integrated Acer InviLinkTM 802.11g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer
SignalUpTM wireless technology
TWPAN: integrated Bluetooth®
Human-centric design and ergonomics
TRugged, yet extremely portable design
TStylish appearance
TFull-size keyboard with four programmable launch keys
TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device
TInternet 4-way scroll button
I/O Ports
TPC Card slot (one Type II)
TFour USB 2.0 ports
TExternal display (VGA) port
THeadphones/speaker/line-out jack
TMicrophone/line-in jack
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor

Chapter 1 3
System Block Diagram
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ISA ROM
RGB CRT
LVDS
CRT
LCD
ATA 133
M52P
LPC Bus / 33MHz
AZALIA
LPC I/F
HyperTransport
6.4GB/S 16b/8b
35W/25W
AMD CPU
DDR x2
200-PIN DDR SODIMM
KBC
KB3910
Touch
Pad Int. KB
ATI
SB450
ACPI 2.0
PCI 6xUSB 2.0
ATI
AGTL+ CPU I/F + UMA
CLK GEN
PCI-Express
x2
802.11a/b/g
Mini-PCI
PCI Bus / 33MHz
PCB Layer Stackup
RS482M
34
35 35
29
17,18,19,20,21
11,12,13,14
4,5,6,7
3
49,50,51,52,53
16
15
ATI
PCI Express x16
DDR 333/400
8,9,10
CP2211
1* Slot Cardbus
PCMCIA I/F
CB1410
ENE
26
PCMCIA
SLOT
Support
TypeII
PWR SW
25
26
IDT CV137
PIDE
DVD/
CD-RW
24
SIDE
HDD
24
AZALIA
MDC Card OP AMP
G1421
3323
MODEM
Line In
MIC In
3
Line Out
33
10/100Mb
USB x 4
24
RJ11
CONN
CODEC
32
ALC883
Int. SPKR
33
PCI LAN
Realtek
RTL8110SBL
1000/100/10
RTL8100C
100/10
TXFM
31
RJ45
31
1000Mb
TXFM
31
L1: Signal 1
L2:VCC
L3: Signal 2
L4: Signal 3
L5: GND
L6: Signal 4
31
Thermal
& Fan
G792
23
30
36
XBUS
Project Code: 91.4G401.001
SATA
24
BlueTooth
miniUSB
23
Dummy when use 'UMA'
Dummy when use 'DIS'
Dummy when use '10/100'
Dummy when use 'GIGA'
Dummy when use 'SATA'
Dummy when use 'IDE'
LEDs
16
BUTTONs
33
RTC BAT.
17
See 'TEXT' in 0MEMO or 1MEMO property in component
Power Block Diag -> Page 40
REVISION: 05236-SB
RICOH
R5C832
1394
CardReader
MS/MS Pro/xD/
MMC/SD
5 in 1
1394
CONN
27,28
28
28
NS SIO
PC87381
37
TFDU6102 37
FIR
16
tv

4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
1 (LCD1) LCD cable connector 8 (BAT1) Battary-in jack
2 (MIC1) Microphone connector 9 (U32) Keyboard controller
3 (LID1) Lid switch cable connector 10 (U4) Audio codec
4 (BLUE1) Bluetooth module connector 11 (SPK1) Speaker set cable connector
5 (KB1) Keyboard connector 12 (PC1) PC card slot
6 (SW1) Switch 13 (RTC1) RTC battery connector
7 (TPAD1) Touchpad connector

Chapter 1 5
Bottom View
1 (DC1) AC-In jack 12 (U62) CPU Socket
2 (LAN1) RJ45+RJ11 port 13 (FAN1) System fan connector
3 (USB1) USB port 14 (USB2) USB port
4 (MDCW1) Modem board cable connector 15 (USB3) USB port
5 Modem board connector 16 (USB4) USB port
6 (U52) LAN Controller (Realtek8110SBL) 17 (DDR1) Dimm slot 1
7 (U55) South bridge 18 (DDR2) Dimm slot 2
8 (ODD1) ODD module connector 19 (U79) Cardbus controller
9 (MIN1) Mini PCI slot 20 (HDD1) HDD connector

6Chapter 1
Switch Settings
SW1 locates on the top side. Please see the top view No.6. See the picture below for enlarged image.
IMPORTANT:Please ignor the switch description on the main board. The description may not be accurate.
Please see the table below for swtich settings you need.
10 (U54) VGA chipset 21 (LIN1) Line-in jack
11 (U61) North bridge 22 (LOUT1) Line-out jack
Switch Function
SW1-1 No Function

Chapter 1 7
SW1-2 Check Password (Bypass Setup password
and power on password)
SW1-3 No Function
Note: The keyboard cable can connect
directly to the keyboard controller. Two
pins of the keyboard cable are reserved
to keyboard-keyboard controller signals.
Therefore, you do not need to switch the
switch as you change the keyboard to
other language. For example, when you
need to change English keyboard to
French keyboard. You do not need to
switch the switch before/after you
chagne the keyboard.
SW1-4 No Function
Note: The keyboard cable can connect
directly to the keyboard controller. Two
pins of the keyboard cable are reserved
to keyboard-keyboard controller signals.
Therefore, you do not need to switch the
switch as you change the keyboard to
other language. For example, when you
need to change English keyboard to
French keyboard. You do not need to
switch the switch before/after you
chagne the keyboard.
Switch Function

8Chapter 1
An Aspire tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer.
Front View
#Icon Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),
displays computer output.
2 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
3 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
4 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
6 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons; the center
button serves as a 4-way scroll button.
7 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used
programs.
8 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that turn on
and off to show the status of the
computer’s function and components.
9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands
when you use the computer.
Just for Starters...
# Item Description

Chapter 1 9
Closed Front View
#Icon Item Description
1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
2Bluetooth®
communication button/
indicator
Enables/disables the Bluetooth function.
Indicates the status of Bluetooth communi-
cation.
3 Wireless
communication button/
indicator
Enables/disables the wireless function.
Indicates the status of wireless LAN
communications.
4 Microphone/Line-in
jack
Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
CD player, stereo walkman).
5 Headphones/speaker/
line-out jack
Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,
speakers, headphones).
6 Battery indicator Lights when the battery is being charged
7 Power indicator Lights when the computer is on.
8 Latch Locks and releases the lid.
"Launch keys" on page 10
# Icon Item Description
# Item Description

10 Chapter 1
Left View
Right View
#Icon Item Description
1 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even
after prolonged use.
2 Three USB 2.0 ports Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB
mouse, USB camera).
3 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.
4 PC Card slot eject
button
Ejects the PC Card from the slot.
#Icon Item Description
1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs
(slot-load or tray load depending on
model).
2 Optical disk access
indicator
Lights up when the optical drive is active.
3 Optical drive eject
button
Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs
depending on the optical drive type.
Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the
computer is turned off.

Chapter 1 11
Rear Panel
Bottom Panel
#Icon Item Description
1 Security Keylock Connects toa Kensington-compatible
computer security lock.
2 Power jack Connects to an AC adaptor.
3 Modem jack (RJ-11) Connects to a phone line.
4 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-
based network.
5 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB
mouse, USB camera).
6 External display port Connects a display device (e.g., external
monitor, LCD projector).
7 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even
after prolonged use.
Note:
# Item Description
# Icon Item Description
# Item Description
Note
# Icon Item Description

12 Chapter 1
Indicators
The computer has four easy-to-read status indicators on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on the
front panel.
The power, battery and wireless communication status indicators are visible even when the LCD display is
closed.
#Item Description
1 Wireless LAN bay Houses the computer’s wireless LAN.
2 Battery lock Locks the battery in place.
3 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal.
4 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
5 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.
Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening
of the fan.
6 Memory and hard disk
bay
Houses the computer’s main memory and
hard disk (secured by a screw).
Icon Function Description
Cap lock Lights when Cap Lock is activated
Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.
Media Activity Indicates when the hard disc or optical
drive is active.
Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth
communication.

Chapter 1 13
NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows
green when in AC mode.
Launch Keys
Located at the upper-right, above the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. The
are: mail, Web browser, Acer Empowering key “ “ and one user-programmable button.
Press “ “ to ru the Acer eManager. Please see “Acer eManager”. The mail and Web buttons are pre-set to
email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable keys,
run the Acer Launch Manager.
Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN
communication.
Power Lights up when the computer is on.
Battery Lights up when the battery is being
charged.
Launch key Default application
Mail Email application (user-programmable)
Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable)
Acer eManager (user-programmable)
P User-programmable
Icon Function Description

14 Chapter 1
Touchpad
The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor
responds as you move your finger across the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest
provides optimum comfort and support.
Touchpad B a s i cs
The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:
TMove your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.
TPress the left (1) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and
execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse.
Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.
TUse the 4-way scroll (3) button to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This button
mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.
Function Left Button (1) Right Button
(4)
Main touchpad
(2) Center button (3)
Execute Click twice
quickly
Tap twice (at
the same speed
as double-
clicking the
mouse button)
Select Click once Tap once