Acer Aspire 8930Q Series User manual

Aspire 8930Q 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 8930Q 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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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
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 memory
Intel®Core™4 Quad mobile processor Mobile Intel®PM975 Express Chipset
Mobile Intel®PM975 Express Chipset
Intel®Wireless WiFi Link Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®network connection, or Intel®PRO/Wireless Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED®network connection
System memory
Dual-Channel DDR3 SDRAM support
Up to 2 GB of DDR3 800/1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules
Display and graphics
18.4" WUXGA
NVIDIA®GeForce®9650M GS with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache™ or NVIDIA®GeForce®8600M GT
with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache™
TV-tuner
Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T
Audio
Dolby®-certified surround sound system with five built-in stereo speakers and one subwoofer
supporting lowfrequency effects
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
Built-in stereo microphones
Storage subsystem
2.5" hard disk drive
Optical drive options:
zBlu-ray Disc™ (BD) drive
zDVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
6-in-1 card reader
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Input devices
105-/106-key keyboard
Touchpad pointing device
Acer CineDash media console capacitive human interface device
Communication
Acer Video Conference, featuring:
zIntegrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
zAcer PureZone technology
zOptional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
WLAN:
zIntel®Wireless WiFi Link network connection or Intel®PRO/Wireless network connection
I/O Ports
ExpressCard™/54 slot
6-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS, MS PRO, xD)
USB 2.0 ports
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
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
DC-in jack for AC adapter
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%

Chapter 1 3
System Block Diagram

4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
Aspire8930Q M/B layout and connector location
TOP view
No. Name Description
1 CN2 LCM Cable CNTR
2 CN6 Power Board FFC CNTR
3 CN3 LED Board Cable CNTR
4 CN1 LED Board Cable CNTR
5 CN4 Power Cable CNTR
6 U6 South Bridge
7 CN12 I/O Board CNTR
8 CN15 Speaker Cable CNTR
9 CN14 MDC CNTR
10 CN13 BT Cable CNTR
11 CN11 Touch Pad FFC CNTR
12 CN9 Media consle Board CNTR