Acer MP-120 512MB Technical Information

Aspire 1600Service Guide PART NO.: 49.47Y01.001

Chapter 11FeaturesThis computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:PerformanceT Intel® Pentium® 4/ Northwood

91 Aspire 1600NOTE: If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains, see “Undetermined Problems” on page 93.System hangs

Chapter 4 92Intermittent ProblemsIntermittent system hang problems can be caused by a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with a hardware defec

93 Aspire 1600Undetermined ProblemsThe diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are incorrect, wh

Chapter 4 94Index of Phlash16 Error MessageError Codes Error Message-1 or // FF Memory allocation for Backup file buffer failed.-2 or // FE BIOS.BAK a

95 Aspire 1600-44 or // D4 Cannot flash if Memory Managers (e.g.HIMEM) is present.-45 or // D3 BIOS ROM file maybe corrupt (checksum not zero). -46 or

Chapter 4 96Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, MessageError Code Message Action in Sequence01XXX CPU or main board error Reload BIOS default setting.

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Chapter 5 98Top ViewPCB No. 02222-SBCN1 Modem Port CN17 DC to DC ConnectorCN2 USB Port CN18 Keyboard ConnectorCN3 USB Port CN20 Touchpad ConnectorCN

99 Aspire 1600Bypass Password and Boot Block SettingsNOTE: 1. HL1 and HL2: Bypass Password 2. BL1 and BL2: BootBlock Enable and DisableCN1

Chapter 5 100Bottom ViewCN25 Modem Cable Connector JK4 Line-in PortCN26 Modem Connector VR1 Volume ControllerCN28 Battery Connector DM1 Memory Slot 1J

2Aspire 1600TDual high quality stereo speakersTOne micropohne in (share with line-in)TOne line-out (share with SPDIF)TTwo CardBus type II slot (3.3V,

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Chapter 6 102This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of the product. Refer to this chapter whenever o

103 Aspire 1600Exploded Diagram

Chapter 6 104Picture No. Partname DescriptonCPU / ProcessorNS INTEL PENTIUM 4 NORTHWOOD 3.06GHZ/533FSB/512K/478PIN/C-1 STEPPINGINTEL P4 3.06G 533FSB 5

105 Aspire 160009 VGA HEATSINK PLATE ASSEMBLY PLATE THERMAL COMET NS DC CHARGE HEATSINK PLATE ASSEMBLY PLATE THERMAL COMET 01 CPU HEATSINK PLATE

Chapter 6 106NS OPTICAL DRIVER BOARD H2 CD ROM BOARD NS INVERTER BOARD 14"/15" AMBIT T62I194.12 INVERTER 14"/15" T62I194.12NS D

107 Aspire 1600NS FDD FPC CABLE CABLE FDD FPC H2 NS INVERTER CABLE CABLE INVERTER H2 ASP NS LCD COAX CABLE 15" FOR AU XGA CABLE COAX 15&q

Chapter 6 108NS CD-ROM 24X MITSUMI SR244W W/O BEZELCDROM 24X MITSUMI/SR244W W/O BEZELCombo Drive15 DVD-RW COMBO DRIVE 8/24/10/24X MATSUSHITA UJDA740AC

109 Aspire 1600Communication ModuleNS ANTENNA SET (L/F) ANTENNA (L/R) CABLE H2 (SMARTANT) AdapterNS ADAPTER 3PIN 120W LITEON PA-1121-02AT

Chapter 6 1105 KEYBOARD BRACKET ASSEMBLY KEYBOARD BRACKET12 UPPER CASE W/ TOUCH PAD MODULEASSY UPPER CASE H2 ASP NS TOUCHPAD HOLDER COVER TOUCHPAD F

Chapter 13System Block DiagramSiS645DXSiS962LAN MAC1394 MAC962 onlyCLK GENICS952004AGPrimary EIDEHDD ATA100Secondary EIDECD-ROMCRTTVLCDInverter1394 co

111 Aspire 1600NS COMBO BEZEL FOR MATSUSHITA ASSEMBLY COMBO BEZEL H2 ASPNS FDD HOLDER ASSEMBLY BRACKET FDD INSERTION NS LCD BEZEL W/ ICON LABEL ASSY

Chapter 6 112SpeakerNS SPEAKER SET (L/R) SPK LEFT 1W 4OHM 71DB 50MM MiscellaneousNS TOUCHPAD BUTTON BUTTON TOUCHPAD H2 ASP NS TOUCHPAD SCROLL KEY C

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Appendix A 114Model Number DefinitionModel NumberLCD CPU Memory HDD CD/DVD Battery Aspire 1601LC15” XGA TFTIntel® Pentinum® 4 4.24GHz256MB DDR SDRAM3

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Appendix B 116This computer’s compatibility is a test plan released by Wistron Internal Testing Department. Once the final report is available, this c

117 Aspire 1600Microsoft Windows XP Environment TestItem SpecificationsProcessor Intel P4 Northwood processor , 3.06GHzMemory DDR DIMM Nan-Ya 356MBLCD

Appendix B 118I/O - USB (Printer/Scanner) Epson Stylus Color 740 USB interfaceHP DeskJet 880C USB interfaceCanon CanonScan D1250 (USB 2.0, JP OS only)

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Appendix C 120This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems.If you are a distributor, dealer

4Aspire 1600Board LayoutTop ViewPCB No. 02222-SB1 LAN Port 16 Cardbus Connector2 Modem Port 17 Fan Connector3 USB Port 18 DC to DC Connector4 USB Port

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Index 122AAC Adapter 29AFLASH Utility 50Audio 20BBattery 27battery packcharging indicator 12BIOS 20package 20ROM size 20ROM type 20vendor 20Version 20

123 IndexHibernation modehotkey 16Hot Keys 16II/O Address Map 32Indicators 12Intermittent Problems 92IRQ Assignment Map 33JJumper and Connector Locati

Index 124WWindows XP Environment Test 117

125 Index

Chapter 15Bottom View1 Modem Cable Connector 6 Volume Controller2 Modem Connector 7 Memory Slot 23 IEEE 1394 Port 8 Memory Slot 14 Speaker out Port 9

6Aspire 1600PanelPorts allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC. Front Panel# Icon Item Description1 D

Chapter 178 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer.9 Easy launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used progra

8Aspire 1600Left Panel# Icon Item/ Port Description1 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off when the floppy is act

Chapter 19Right Panel # Icon Item/ Port Description1 Speaker (Right) Outputs sound.2 PC Card eject button Eject the PC Card from its slot.3 PCMCIA (PC

10Aspire 1600Rear Panel l# Icon Port Description1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.2 Video-out port Connects to a display device with S-video inpu

IIRevision HistoryPlease refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 1600 service guide.Date Chapter Updates

Chapter 111Bottom Panel# Item Description1 Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.2 Battery bay Houses the computer’

12Aspire 1600IndicatorsThe computer has seven easy-to-read status icons on the right of the display screen.The Power and Standby status icons are visi

Chapter 1137 Num Lock(Fn-F11)Lights when Numeric Lock is activated.# Icon Function Description

14Aspire 1600 KeyboardThe keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.Special

Chapter 115NOTE: If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock feature automatically shifts from the internal keyboard

16Aspire 1600Hot KeysThe computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen contrast and brightness,

Chapter 117The Euro symbolIf your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European la

18Aspire 16001.Click on Start, Control Panel.2.Double-click on Regional and Language Options.3.Click on the language tab and click on Details.4.Verify

Chapter 1193 Web browser Internet browser application4 P1 User-programmable5 P2 User-programmable6 P3 User-programmable# Icon Function Description

20Aspire 1600Hardware Specifications and ConfigurationsSystem Board Major ChipsItem ControllerSystem core logic SiS645DXSuper I/O controller NS87392A

IIICopyrightCopyright © 2003 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, sto

Chapter 121Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations.System Memory

22Aspire 1600 Modem InterfaceItem SpecificationChipset Ambit MDC module with Lucent modem controllerFax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4KData modem dat

Chapter 123Data transfer, rate (host~buffer, Mbytes/s)100 MB/Sec Max. 100 MB/Sec (Ultra DMA Mode 5)Max. (16.6 PIO Mode 4/ Multiword DMA Mode 2)DC Powe

24Aspire 1600(*1) Average of Data read over the whole area from 00 min. 02 sec. 00 block to 59 min. 58 sec. 74 block more than 2000 times including

Chapter 125(*3) From 00 min. 02 sec. 00 block to 20 min 00 sec. 00 block including latency and layered error correction time.(*4) Average of Data rea

26Aspire 1600 Eject Soft Eject (with emergency eject hole)Audio InterfaceItem SpecificationAudio Controller Sigmatel STAC9766Audio onboard or option

Chapter 127 USB PortItem SpecificationUSB Compliancy Level 2.0OHCI USB 2.0Number of USB port 4Location Rear sideSerial port function control Enable

28Aspire 1600NOTE: DC-AC inverter is used to generate very high AC voltage, then support to LCD CCFT backlight user, and is also responsible for the c

Chapter 129AC AdapterItem SpecificationVendor & model name PA-1121-02AWInput RequirementsMaximum input current (A, @90Vac, full load)2ANominal fre

30Aspire 1600 Power Management Power Saving Mode PhenomenonStandby ModeEnter Standby Mode when1.Standby/Hibernation hot-key is pressed and system is n

IVConventionsThe following conventions are used in this manual:Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.NOTEGives bits and pieces

Chapter 131Drive Bays OneMaterial PlasticIndicators Power-on, Standby, Battery Status, Media Access, CapsLock and NumLockSwitch PowerMemory Address Ma

32Aspire 1600FFE7F000-FFE7FFFF 4KB Texas Instruments PCI-1520 CardBus ControllerFFE80000-FFEFFFFF 512KB Motherboard resources82200000-82200FFF 4KB Aud

Chapter 133NOTE: IRQ settings may be changed by OS0000A000-0000AFFF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port0000F900-0000F9FF Texas Instruments PCI-1520 CardBus

Chapter 2 34BIOS Setup UtilityThe BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).Y

35 Aspire 1600Multi-Boot MenuUsers can press F12 during POST to enter the Multi Boot Selection Menu. In this menu users can change boot device without

Chapter 2 36Navigating the BIOS UtilityThere are six menu options: System Information, Main System Settings, Advanced Information, System Security, Bo

37 Aspire 1600System InformationThe System Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information.NOTE: The screen above is a sam

Chapter 2 38The items in this screen are important and vital information about your computer. If you experience computer problems and need to contact

39 Aspire 1600Main System SettingsThe Basic System Settings screen allows you to set the system date and time.The following table describes the parame

Chapter 2 40Boot-time Diagnostic ScreenDisplay logo screen during boot.Note: Enable to show the acer TravelMate picture screen on boot up. Disabled o

VPrefaceBefore using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.1.This Service Guide provides you wit

41 Aspire 1600Advanced InformationThe Advanced Information screen contains parameter values that define how your computer behaves on system startup.Th

Chapter 2 42Primary MasterThe Primary Master sub-menu contains parameters related to the primary hard disk.CAUTION: The parameters in this screen are

43 Aspire 1600Secondary MasterThe Secondary Master sub-menu contains parameters related to the Media bay drive.CAUTION: The parameters in this screen

Chapter 2 44PCI IRQ RoutingThe PCI IRQ Routing sub-menu allows you to set IRQ for PCI devices. CAUTION: The parameters in this screen are for advanc

45 Aspire 1600System SecurityThe System Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.The fo

Chapter 2 462.Type a password. The password may consist of up to eight characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and then press e.IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typi

47 Aspire 1600Type the Supervisor Password and press e to access the BIOS Utility.2.When the User Password is set and Power on boot is set enabled, th

Chapter 2 48Boot OptionsUsers can press F12 during POST to enter the Boot Options Menu directly (See “Multi-Boot Menu” on page 35), or by entering BIO

49 Aspire 1600Exit SetupThis menu contains exit options.The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Setting in boldface are the defau

Chapter 2 50BIOS Flash UtilityThe BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:TNew versions of system programsTNew features or o

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51 Aspire 1600System Utility DisketteThis utility diskette is for the Aspire 1600 notebook machine. You can find the utility in Service CD kit. It pro

Chapter 3 52This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the notebook computer for maintenance and troubleshooting.To disassemb

53 Aspire 1600General InformationBefore You BeginBefore proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:1.Turn off the

Chapter 3 54Disassembly Procedure FlowchartThe flowchart on the succeeding page gives you a graphic representation on the entire disassembly sequence

55 Aspire 1600Screw ListItem DescriptionA Screw M2.5XL6 (Black) B Screw M2XL4 (Silver)C Screw M2XL5 (Silver)D Screw M2.5XL18 (Silver)E Screw M2XL4 (Bl

Chapter 3 56Removing the Battery Pack1.To remove the battery, first unlock the battery lock button, push the two battery release buttons, and then sli

57 Aspire 1600Removing the Optical Drive Module1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.Release the release button and then slide the optical dri

Chapter 3 58Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 573.Remov

59 Aspire 1600Removing the Memory Module1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.To remove the memory module from the machine, first remove the o

Chapter 3 60Removing the Modem Board1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.To remove the modem board, first remove the screw from the modem cov

VIITable of ContentsChapter 1 System Introduction 1Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

61 Aspire 1600Disassembling the LCDRemoving the Middle Cover1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.Pry up the middle cover with a plastic flat

Chapter 3 62Removing the Keyboard1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 613.To remove the keyboard, fir

63 Aspire 16006.Remove the inverter cable from the main board with a plastic flat screwdriver.7.Remove the four screws as shown and then detach the LC

Chapter 3 646.Snap off the bezel carefully, and then remove the LCD bezel from the LCD module.Removing the Inverter Board1.See “Removing the Battery P

65 Aspire 1600Removing the LCD1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 613.See “Removing the Keyboard” on

Chapter 3 66Removing the LCD Coaxial Cable1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 613.See “Removing the

67 Aspire 1600Disassembling the Main UnitRemoving the Keyboard Bracket1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on

Chapter 3 68Removing the Touch Pad Frame1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.Release the latches with a plastic flat screwdriver carefully.3.

69 Aspire 1600Removing the CPU Fan Sink1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 613.See “Removing the Key

Chapter 3 70NOTE: Please make sure the CPU is attached with PIN1 on this side.Removing the Upper Case1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See

VIIITable of ContentsAppendix C Online Support Information 120Index 122

71 Aspire 160011.Pull the upper case from the unit gently.Removing the Touch Pad Board1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the

Chapter 3 72Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 583.See “

73 Aspire 1600Removing the VGA Thermal Plate1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 583.See “R

Chapter 3 7411.Detach the FDD module from the lower case.Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “

75 Aspire 1600Removing the Speakers 1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 573.See “Removing th

Chapter 3 76NOTE: Please pay attention to how the speaker cable is routed when the speakers are attached back to the main unit.Removing the Main Board

77 Aspire 160010.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 7011.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 7312.See “Removing the VGA Thermal Pla

Chapter 3 7815.Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board.Removing the I/O Port Bracket1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 562.See “Removing the

79 Aspire 160016.Detach the I/O port bracket from the main board.

Chapter 4 80Use the following procedure as a guide for Aspire 1600 computer problems.NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer product

IXTable of Contents

81 Aspire 1600System Check ProceduresExternal Diskette Drive CheckDo the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A writ

Chapter 4 82Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device CheckRemove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is to be tested.If the internal keyboard doe

83 Aspire 1600Check the Power AdapterUnplug the power adapter cable from the computer and measure the output voltage at the plug of the power adapter

Chapter 4 84Check the Battery Pack To check the battery pack, do the following:From Software:1.Check out the Power Management in control Panel2.In Pow

85 Aspire 1600Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. The most likely

Chapter 4 86Index of Error MessagesError Code ListError Codes Error Messages006 Equipment Configuration ErrorCauses:1. CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch2.

87 Aspire 1600Real time clock error RTC batteryRun BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system.System boardPrevious boot incompl

Chapter 4 88Error Message ListNo beep Error Messages FRU/Action in SequenceNo beep, power-on indicator turns off and LCD is blank.Power source (batter

89 Aspire 1600Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error MessageLCD-Related SymptomsSymptom / Error Action in SequenceLCD backlight doesn't workLCD is too dar

Chapter 4 90PCMCIA-Related SymptomsSymptom / Error Action in SequenceSystem cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot assemblySystem boardPCMCIA