Acer Aspire 6920 User manual

Aspire 6920 Series
Service Guide
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Service guide files and updates are available
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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 Aspire6920 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 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.
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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: Windows Vista™
NOTE: Windowsl®VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows®XP installed, and can be upgraded
to Windows®VistaTM. For more information on Windows®VistaTM and how to upgrade, go
to: Microsoft.com/windowsvista.
Platform and memroy
• Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile processor technology, featuring:
• Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor
• Mobile Intel® GM965/PM965 Express Chipset
• Intel® Wireless WiFi Link Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection
• Intel® PRO/Wireless Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection.
• Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support
• Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display and graphics
• Mobile Intel® GM965/PM965 Express Chipset (for selected models)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M GS with 512MB of dedicated VRAM supporting TurboCache™ (for
selected models)
TV-tuner
• Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T
Audio
• Dolby® -certified surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers and one subwoofer
supporting lowfrequency effects
• S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
• Built-in stereo microphones
System Specifications
Chapter 1

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Storage subsystem
• 2.5" hard disk drive
• Optical drive options:
• Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) drive (for selected models)
• DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
• 6-in-1 card reader
Input devices
• 88-/89-key keyboard
• Touchpad pointing device
• Acer CineDash media console capacitive human interface device, including: capacitive
human interface device.
Communication
• Acer Video Conference, featuring:
• Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
• Acer Video Conference Manager software
• Acer PureZone technology
• Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
• WLAN: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link network connection or Intel® PRO/Wireless network connection
• WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR
• LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
• Modem: 56K ITU V.92
I/O Ports
• ExpressCard™/54 slot
• 6-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS, MS PRO, xD)
• Four USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI™ port with HDCP support (for selected models)
• Consumer infrared (CIR) port
• External display (VGA) port
• Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
• Microphone-in jack
• Line-in jack
• Ethernet (RJ-45) port
• Modem (RJ-11) port
NOTE: • HDCP is acronym for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. An encryption system for enforcing
digital rights management (DRM) over DVI and HDMI interfaces

Chapter 1 3
Environment
• Temperature:
•operating: 5 C to 35 C
•Non-operating: -20 C to 65 C
•Humidity (non-condensing):
•operating: 20%~80%
•Non-operating: 20%~80%
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4Chapter 1
System Block Diagram

Chapter 1 5
Board Layout

6Chapter 1

Chapter 1 7
Your Acer Notebook tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new Aspire computer.

8Chapter 1
Closed Front View

Chapter 1 9
Left View

10 Chapter 1
Right View

Chapter 1 11

12 Chapter 1
Base view

Chapter 1 13
Indicators
The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators.
The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed up.
NOTE: 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows
green when in AC mode.
Easy-Launch Buttons
Located beside the keyboard are application buttons. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are:
WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth and Acer Empowering Technology.

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The mail and Web browser buttons are pre-set to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To
set the Web browser, mail and programmable buttons, run the Acer Launch Manager.
Touchpad Basics
The following teaches you how to use the touchpad: