Acer TravelMate 6495T User manual

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TravelMate 6495T/6495TG/6495Te/8473T/8473TG
SERVICEGUIDE

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Revision History
Refer to the table below for the updates made to this TravelMate
6495T/6495TG/6495Te/8473T/8473TG 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.
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.
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Incorporated.
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Conventions
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WARNING:
!
Indicates a potential for personal injury.
CAUTION:
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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
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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
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the following general
information.
This service guide provides you with all technical information relating to the basic
configuration 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 (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
your regional office or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical
details.
When ordering FRU parts: 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 may not be noted
in this printed service guide.
Acer-authorized Service Providers:
Your Acer office may have a different part number code
than those given in the FRU list in this 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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TravelMate 6495T/6495TG/6495Te/8473T/8473TG
CHAPTER 1
Hardware Specifications
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Privacy Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Keyboard and Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
I/O Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Software and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Optional Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Notebook Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Open Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Close Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Base View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Touchpad Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Hotkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Specification Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
BIOS Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
DOS Flash Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

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Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Removing the HDD Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Removing the BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Clearing the BIOS Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Using DMI Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
LAN EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Machine Disassembly and Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Replacement Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Removing the ODD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Removing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Removing the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Removing the Base Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Removing the HDD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Removing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Main Unit Disassembly Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Removing the Palmrest Module/Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Removing the Power Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Removing the Click Button with Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Removing the Touchpad Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Removing the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Removing the USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Removing the Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Removing the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Removing the I/O Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Removing the LCD Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Removing the Left and Right Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Removing the LCD Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Removing the Camera Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49

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Removing the Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
LCD Module Reassembly Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Replacing the Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Replacing the Camera Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Replacing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Replacing the Left and Right Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Main Unit Reassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Replacing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Replacing the I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Replacing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Replacing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Replacing the Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Replacing the USB Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Replacing the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Replacing the Touchpad Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70
Replacing the Click Button with Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Replacing the Power Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
Replacing the Palmrest Module/Upper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75
External Module Reassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79
Replacing the Memory Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79
Replacing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80
Replacing the Base Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-83
Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-84
Replacing the WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-85
Replacing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-87
Replacing the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Power On Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
No Display Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Touchpad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Microphone Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
USB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
WLAN Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Bluetooth Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

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Card Reader Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Other Functions Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Undetermined Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
BIOS Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
POST Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Component Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Progress Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Mainboard Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Clearing the BIOS Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Performing a BIOS Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
TravelMate 6495T/6495TG/6495Te/8473T/8473TG Exploded Diagrams
6-4
Main Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
LCD Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
TravelMate 6495T/6495TG/6495Te/8473T/8473TG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Microsoft Windows 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

CHAPTER 1
Hardware Specifications

1-2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Privacy Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Keyboard and Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
I/O Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Software and Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Optional Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Notebook Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Open Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Close Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Base View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Touchpad Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Hotkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Specification Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Computer Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Processor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Graphics Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
VRAM (Discrete models only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
System BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
Super-Multi Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

1-3
LCD Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
Supported Display Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
Audio Codec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
System LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
AC Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
System Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
System DMA Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38

1-4

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-5
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Features 0
The following is a summary of the computer’s many features.
Operating System 0
 Genuine Windows®7 Ultimate 64-bit
 Genuine Windows®7 Home Premium 32-bit/64-bit
Platform 0
 Huron River platform
 Supports the Second Generation Intel® Core™ Mobile Processor Family (Sandy
Bridge)
 Second Generation Intel®Core™ Mobile Processor Family
 Chipset: Mobile Intel®HM65/HM67/QM67 Express Chipset
System Memory 0
 Two DIMM slots supports DDR3-1066/1333 DDR3 SO-DIMM
 8 GB maximum memory capacity (using two 4 GB modules)
 Supports dual channel
Display 0
 14-inch High Definition WXGA LED LCD
 1366×768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio
 16.7 million colors, 200-nit brightness
Graphics 0
 Graphics controller:
 UMA: Integrated in the Mobile Intel®HM65/HM67/QM67 Express Chipset
 Discrete: NVIDIA®N12PGS
 Dual display support

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 Internal resolutions and refresh rate supported (applies to both UMA and Discrete
models):
 800×600, 60 Hz
 1024×768, 60 Hz
 1280×720, 60 Hz
 1280×768, 60 Hz
 1360×768, 60 Hz
 1366×768, 60 Hz
Storage Subsystem 0
Hard disk drive 0
 2.5-inch, 9.4 mm, 5400 rpm SATA hard disk drive (HDD)
Optical disc drive 0
 Slim-type SATA optical disc drive (ODD)
 Detailed read/write specifications on page 1-32.
Card reader 0
 5-in-1 card reader slot
 Supports MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), MultiMediaCard Plus (MMCplus™), Secure
Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card™ (xD), Memory Stick™ (MS), and Memory Stick
PRO™ (MS PRO) cards
Audio Subsystem 0
 Built-in microphone
 Two 2 W, 7 cc chamber built-in speakers
 Headphone and microphone in jacks
 Conexant CX-20584 audio codec
 S/PDIF support for digital speakers, MS-Sound compatible

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-7
Communication 0
Webcam 0
 1.3 MP HD webcam
 Acer Video Conference software, featuring:
 Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280×1024 resolution
 Acer Video Conference Manager featuring Video Quality Enhancement (VQE)
technology
 Supports 640×480 resolution online video calls
Wireless and networking 0
 WLAN:
 IEEE 802.11b/g/n
 Supports Acer SignalUp technology
 LAN:
 Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
 Broadcom NetLink®BCM57761 controller
Privacy Control 0
 BIOS supervisor, user, and HDD passwords
 Kensington lock slot
Power Adapter and Battery 0
 19 V 3-pin AC adapter; 65 W for UMA models, 90 W for Discrete models
 6 cell 4400 mAh 3S2P Li-ion battery pack
 Battery life: 4 hours
 Charging period:
 1.5 to 2 hours for 0–80% capacity
 3 to 3.5 hours for 0–99% capacity
 3.5 to 4 hours for 0–100% (charge-in-use)
 ACPI 3.0-compliant power management system
 ENERGY STAR compliant
Keyboard and Pointing Device 0
Keyboard 0
 2011 TM keyboard
 Overlay numeric keys

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 Inverted “T” cursor keys
 Hotkeys for volume and brightness level, media playback, wireless and sleep functions,
and display and touchpad toggle
 Windows®and Application keys
 Multilanguage support
Touchpad 0
 Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, and
flip
 Touchpad lock hotkey
 Adjustable touchpad sensitivity function
I/O Ports 0
 Three USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 x 2, USB 3.0 x 1)
 HDMI®port
 External display (VGA) port
 Headphone-in jack
 Microphone-in jack
 Ethernet (RJ-45) port
 5-in-1 card reader
 DC-in jack (for the AC adapter)
 ESATA/USB combo (optional)
 Bottom Dock connector
Software and Tools 0
Productivity 0
 Acer Backup Manager
 Acer ePower Management
 Acer eRecovery Management
 Acer Updater
 Adobe®Flash®Player
 Adobe®Reader®
 Microsoft®Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)
 Microsoft®Office Starter 2010
 New York Times Reader (US only)

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-9
Security 0
 McAfee®Internet Security Suite (trial only)
 Absolute Data Protect
 Acer ProShield
 Norton™ Online Backup
 MyWinLocker®(except China, Hong Kong)
Multimedia 0
 Acer InstantOn Arcade
 NTI Media Maker™
 Corel®WinDVD®
Gaming 0
 Oberon GameZone (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)
 WildTangent®(US, Canada only)
Communication and ISP 0
 Acer Crystal Eye
 Acer Video Conference Manager
 Adobe®AIR®
 eSobi v2
 Microsoft®Silverlight™
 Skype™
 Windows Live™ Essentials
Web links and utilities 0
 Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,
UK only)
 Acer Identity Card
 Acer Registration
 Acer Updater
 eBay shortcut (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, US only)
 Netflix shortcut (US only)
 Bing Bar

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Optional Items 0
 soDIMM module
 Bluetooth module
 Wireless LAN module
 8-cell Li-ion battery pack
 3-pin 65- or 90 W AC adapter
 External USB floppy disk drive
 External USB modem
Warranty 0
One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)
Dimensions and Weight 0
Dimensions 0
 Width × Depth × Height: 343 x 248 x 29.8~31mm (13.50× 9.76 × 1.17-1.22 in)
Weight 0
 UMA: 2.28 kg (5.03 lb)
 Discrete: 2.4 kg (5.29 lb)
Environment 0
 Temperature:
 Operating: 0 to 40 °C
 Non-operating: -20 to 60 °C
 Humidity (non-condensing):
 Operating: 20% to 80%
 Non-operating: 20% to 80%

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-11
Notebook Tour 0
This section provides an overview of the features and functions of the notebook.
Open Front View 0
Figure 1-1. Open Front View
Table 1-1. Open Front View
No. Icon Item Description
1 Integrated webcam Web camera for video communication.
2 Integrated microphone Internal microphone for sound recording and video
communication.
3 Display screen Also called liquid crystal display (LCD), displays
computer output.
4 Special buttons Short cut buttons for special applications. See
“Special Buttons” on page 12.
5 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
6 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.

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Special Buttons 0
Figure 1-2. Special Buttons
7 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you
use the computer.
8 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like
a computer mouse.
9 Click buttons The left and right buttons function like the left and
right mouse buttons.
10 HDD indicator Flashes blue when there is hard drive activity.
11 Battery indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.
Blue: The computer is in AC mode.
Blinking amber: The battery is charging.
12 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
Blue: The computer is turned on.
Blinking amber: The computer is in power-saving
mode.
Table 1-2. Special Buttons
No. Icon Item Description
1PAcer PowerSmart key Puts your computer into power-saving mode
(configuration may vary by model).
P key Programmable key (configuration may vary by
model).
Table 1-1. Open Front View
No. Icon Item Description