Acer Aspire E1-431 User manual

Aspire E1-431/E1-431G & E1-471/E1-471G
SERVICEGUIDE

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Revision History
Refer to the table below for the updates made to this service guide.
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD Website. For more
information, go to http://csd.acer.com.tw.The information in this guide is subject to
change without notice.
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication
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permission of Acer Incorporated.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
There are 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. The software described in this manual is sold or
licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the
buyer (not the manufacturer, 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.
Date Chapter Updates

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
WARNING:
!
Indicates a potential for personal injury.
CAUTION:
!
Indicates a potential loss of data or damage to equipment.
IMPORTANT:
+
Indicates information that is important to know for the proper
completion of a procedure, choice of an option, or completing a task.
The following typographical conventions are used in this document:
Book titles, directory names, file names, path names, and program/process names
are shown in
italics .
Example:
the
DRS5 User's Guide
/usr/local/bin/fd
the /TPH15spool_M program
Computer output (text that represents information displayed on a computer
screen, such as menus, prompts, responses to input, and error messages) are
shown in constant width.
Example:
[01] The server has been stopped
User input (text that represents information entered by a computer user, such as
command names, option letters, and words) are shown in constant width bold.
Variables contained within user input are shown in angle brackets (< >).
Example:
At the prompt, type run <file name> -m
Keyboard keys are shown in bold italics .
Example:
After entering data, press
Enter .

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General Information 0
This service guide provides all technical information relating to the basic configuration
for Acer’s global product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance
product competitiveness, the regional office may have decided to extend the
functionality of a machine (such as add-on cards, modems, or extra memory capabilities).
These localized features are not covered in this generic service guide. In such cases,
contact the regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide further
technical details.
When ordering FRU parts: Check the most up-to-date information available on the
Website. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it may not be noted in
this printed service guide.
Acer-authorized Service Providers:
The Acer office may have a different part number
code than those given in the FRU list in this service guide. A list must be provided by the
regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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CHAPTER 1
Hardware Specifications
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Optical Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Wireless and Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Privacy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Dimension and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Input and Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Input and Output (I/O) Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Notebook Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Specification Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Computer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
System Board Major Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Processor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
CPU Fan True Value Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Memory Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Video Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued) . . . . . . . . . 1-30
DVD Super-Multi Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

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DVD Super-Multi Drive (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
LCD 14.0” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
LCD 14.0” (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
LCD Inverter (not available with this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
Display Supported Resolution (LCD Supported Resolution) 1-35
Graphics Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution) 1-36
LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
Bluetooth Interface (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . 1-36
Bluetooth Module (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Wireless Module 802.11b/g/n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Mini Card Wireless Networking Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
3G Card (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Audio Codec and Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
Audio Codec and Amplifier (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39
Audio Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39
1.3M HD Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
0.3 M Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
VRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
System Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
System LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
System DMA Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
System Interrupt Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-45
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-46
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-47
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-48
System I/O Address Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-49
System I/O Address Map (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-50
CHAPTER 2
System Utilities
BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

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BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
DOS Flash Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Clearing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Removing Insyde BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Removing Insyde HDD Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Miscellaneous Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Using DMITools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Using UUIDTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Crisis Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
CHAPTER 3
Machine Maintenance Procedures
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Maintenance Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Battery Pack Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Battery Pack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Dummy Card Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Dummy Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Keyboard Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Keyboard Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Base Door Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Base Door Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
ODD Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Module Removal . . . 3-16
WLAN Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Module Removal . . . 3-18
DIMM Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

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HDD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Upper Case Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Upper Case Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
IO Board Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
IO Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Mainboard Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Mainboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Speaker Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Speaker Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
RTC battery Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
RTC battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Thermal Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Thermal Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
CPU Processor Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
CPU Processor Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
LCD Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
DC-in Jack Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
DC-in Jack Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Support Bracket Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Support Bracket Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
LCD Bezel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
LCD Bezel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Camera Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Camera Module Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
LCD Panel Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
LCD Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
LCD Bracket Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
LCD Bracket Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
LVDS and Camera Cable Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
LVDS and Camera Cable Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
CHAPTER 4
Troubleshooting
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Power On Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

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No Display Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
LCD Picture Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Internal Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Touchpad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Internal Speaker Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Internal Microphone Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
USB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Other Functions Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
CHAPTER 5
Jumper and Connector Locations
Mainboard Jumper and Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
CHAPTER 6
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
FRU List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
CHAPTER 7
Model Definition and Configuration
Acer Aspire E1-431. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Acer Aspire E1-431G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Acer Aspire E1-471. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Acer Aspire E1-471G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
CHAPTER 8
Test Compatible Components
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

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CHAPTER 9
Online Support Information
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

CHAPTER 1
Hardware Specifications

1-2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Optical Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Wireless and Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Privacy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Dimension and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Input and Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Input and Output (I/O) Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Notebook Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19
Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23
Specification Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Computer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-24
System Board Major Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-25
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-25
Processor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26
CPU Fan True Value Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-26
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-27
Memory Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-27
Video Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-27
BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-28
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-28
Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-29
Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) (Continued) . . . . . . . . . .1-30
DVD Super-Multi Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-31
DVD Super-Multi Drive (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-32
LCD 14.0” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-33
LCD 14.0” (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-34
LCD Inverter (not available with this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-34

1-3
Display Supported Resolution (LCD Supported Resolution) .1-35
Graphics Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-35
Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution) .1-36
LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-36
Bluetooth Interface (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . .1-36
Bluetooth Module (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . . .1-37
Wireless Module 802.11b/g/n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-37
Mini Card Wireless Networking Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-37
3G Card (not available in this model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-37
Audio Codec and Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-38
Audio Codec and Amplifier (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-39
Audio Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-39
1.3M HD Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-40
0.3 M Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-40
VRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-40
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-40
HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-41
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-41
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-41
System Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-42
Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-42
System LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-43
System DMA Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-43
System Interrupt Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-44
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-45
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-46
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-47
System Interrupt Specification (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-48
System I/O Address Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-49
System I/O Address Map (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-50

1-4

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-5
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Features 0
Below is a summary of the computer’s features:
Operating System 0
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit2Service Pack 1
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit2Service Pack 1
CPU 0
Acer E1-431
Intel® Pentium® processor B960/B970 (2 MB L3 cache, 2.20/2.30 GHz, DDR3 1333
MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
Intel® Celeron® processor B815 (2 MB L3 cache, 1.60 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35W),
supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Smart Cache
Acer E1-431G
Intel® Pentium® processor B960/B970 (2 MB L3 cache, 2.20/2.30 GHz, DDR3 1333
MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
Acer E1-471 & E1-471G
Intel® Core™ i3-3110M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30 GHz, DDR3 1600 MHz, 35
W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M/i3-2370M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30/2.40 GHz, DDR3
1333 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
Chipset 0
Acer E1-431/E1-431G & Acer E1-471/E1-471G
Mobile Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
System Memory 0
Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM
modules

1-6 Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Display 0
14" HD 1366 x 768 pixel (WXGA) resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer
CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD
Mercury-free, environment-friendly
16:9 aspect ratio
Audio 0
High-definition audio support
Two built-in stereo speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Built-in microphone
Graphics 0
Acer E1-431
Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz
HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV10 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
HDMI® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection) support
Acer E1-471
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 with 128 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting
Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, and OpenCL™ 1.1
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz
HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV10 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
HDMI® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection) support

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-7
Acer E1-431G & E1-471G
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620M with 1 GB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting
NVIDIA® CUDA™, PhysX™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High
Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11,
OpenGL® 4.1, and OpenCL™ 1.1
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz
HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV10 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
HDMI® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection) support
Storage 0
Hard disk drive:
320/500/750 GB or larger
Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS),
Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), and xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Optical Media Drive 0
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R,
6X DVD-ROM DL, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X
DVD-RAM
Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL,
6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Webcam 0
Acer Video Conference, featuring:
Acer Crystal Eye webcam with
1280 x 1024 resolution
720p HD audio/video recording

1-8 Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Wireless and Networking 0
WLAN:
Acer InviLink™Nplify™802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
LAN:
Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN support
PCI Express 1.1 support
Privacy Control 0
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Kensington lock slot
Dimension and Weight 0
Dimensions:
342 (W) x 245 (D) x 27.2/33.4 (H) mm (13.5 x 9.6 x 1.07/1.31 inches)
Weight:
2.4 kg (5.29 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
Power Adapter and Battery 0
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation
power-saving modes
Power adapter
3-pin 65W AC adapter:
133 (W) x 59 (D) x 31 (H) mm (5.32 x 2.32 x 1.22 inches)
390 g (0.86 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable
Battery
48 Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
Battery life:
E1-431: 4.0 hours
E1-431G: 4.5 hours
E1-471: 4.5 hours
E1-471G: 4.5 hours
ENERGY STAR®

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-9
Input and Control 0
Keyboard
86-/87-/91-key Acer FineTip keyboard with International Language support
Support Application keys for Windows Vista/Windows 7
Touchpad
Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Media Keys
Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume
up, volume down
Input and Output (I/O) Ports 0
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI®port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker jack, supporting 3.5 mm headset with built-in microphone for
Acer Smart handhelds
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
Software 0
Productivity
Acer Backup Manager
Acer ePower Management
Acer eRecovery Management
Adobe®Flash®Player 10.x/11.x
Adobe®Reader®10.x
AUPEO! (US only)
Bing™ Bar
Evernote (WW without Japan)
Internet Explorer®9
Kobo™ (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK only)
Microsoft®Office Starter 2010: Includes limited-functionality Microsoft®Word
and Excel with advertising; no PowerPoint or Outlook. Buy Office 2010 to use the
full-featured software (except Japan)
Microsoft®Office Personal 2010 (Japan only, subject to customer request)
NewsXpresso™

1-10 Hardware Specifications and Configurations
NOOK for PC (US only)
Norton™ Online Backup
Security
McAfee®Internet Security Suite Trial
MyWinLocker®(except China, Hong Kong)
Multimedia
Acer clear.fi
Cyberlink®Media Espresso
NTI Media Maker™
Gaming
Acer Games powered by WildTangent® (except China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea)
Fooz Kids (WW without Japan)
Communication and ISP
Windows Live™ Essentials 2011
Skype™
Web links and utilities
Acer Accessory Store (France, Spain, Germany, UK, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands,
Belgium, Denmark, Portugal and Poland)
Acer Identity Card
Acer Registration
Acer Updater
eBay®shortcut (Australia, Austria, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland,
Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, US, CA, UK, FR, ES, IT, DE, MX only)
Netflix shortcut (Canada, Latin America, US only)
Optional Items 0
2/4 GB DDR3 soDIMM module
6-cell Li-ion battery pack
3-pin 65 W AC adapter
External USB 56K modem
Warranty 0
One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)