Acer Aspire 5742 Service Guide - Page 7

Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram 6 UMA 6 Discrete (nVidia 7 Discrete (ATI 8 Your Acer Notebook tour 9 Top View 9 Rear view 10 Left View 11 Right View 12 Base view 13 Indicators 14 Touch Pad Basics 15 Using the Keyboard 16 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 16 Windows Keys 17 Hot Keys 18 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19 System Utilities 31 BIOS Setup Utility 31 Navigating the BIOS Utility 31 Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS 32 Information 32 Main 33 Security 34 Boot 37 Exit 38 BIOS Flash Utilities 39 DOS Flash Utility 40 WinFlash Utility 41 Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 42 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47 Disassembly Requirements 47 Pre-disassembly Instructions 48 Disassembly Process 49 External Module Disassembly Process 50 External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 50 Removing the Battery Pack 51 Removing the SD Dummy Card 52 Removing the ODD Module 53 Removing the Logic Lower Door 55 Removing the 3G Cover (Discrete Only 56 Removing the RTC Battery (UMA Only 57 Removing the DIMM Module 59 Removing the WLAN Module 60 Removing the HDD module Module 62 Removing the Keyboard 64 Main Unit Disassembly Process 66 Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart 66 Removing the Upper Cover 67 Removing the Speaker Module 72 VII