Aspire 8920 Series Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information, please refer to PRINTED IN TAIWAN Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 8920 service guide. Date II Chapter Updates 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'.
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III Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: IV 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. Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 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).
I have a Acer Aspire Z3101-E3812 in for a tune-up. The thing is backed full of dust and needs to be blown out and I would also like to apply fresh thermal paste. Anyone have a repair manual or a link to show me how to take this sucker apart.
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.
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. V VI Chapter 1 System Specifications 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.
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement This chapter contains step-by-stepprocedures on how to disassemble the notebook for maintenance and troubleshooting. Here, we take an Aspire 5110 as sample for disassembly. To disassemble the computer, you need the tools below:. Wrist ground strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge. Small Philips screw driver. Flat head screw driver.
Hexagonal driver. Tweezers NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components. When you remove the stripe cover, please be careful not to scrape the cover. General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, you have to make sure that: 1. The system and all peripherals are powered off. The AC adaptor and all power and signal cables from the system are unplugged.
The battery pack is removed. NOTE: There are several types of screws used to secure the main unit. The screws vary in length. Please refer to the screws table after the flowchart. Group the same type of screws together during service disassembling. Please also remember the screw location for each screw type. If you fasten the screws on the wrong location, the long screws may cause irrecoverable damage to the main board.
Removing the RAM Module/Mini PCI Card/Thermal Module/CPU 1. Release the four screws holding the thermal module cover. Remove the thermal module cover. Pull the RAM module locks at the same time as the arrows indicate. The RAM module will pop up then detach it.
Repeat the anterior step to remove another RAM module. Pull the Mini PCI card locks at the same time as the arrows indicate. The Mini PCI card will pop up then detach it. Disconnect the auxiliary antenna cable (gray) and the main antenna cable (black). Release the two screws holding the LCD module on the bottom side of the main unit. Release the four screws securing the LCD hinges on the main unit.
Then detach the LCD module from the main unit. Removing the Keyboard If you just want to replace the keyboard, skip the LCD module disassembly. After you remove the middle cover, follow the steps below. Release the two screws securing the keyboard plate. Carefully detach the keyboard plate from the edge of the keyboard plate and place the keyboard plate as shown. Release the keyboard FFC lock carefully because it is fragile. Then remove the keyboard plate.