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    Acer Aspire 5110/5100/3100 T r av elMate 5510/5210 Extensa 5410/ 5010 Service Guide PRI N T ED I N T AI WAN Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web. For more inform ation, please re fer to http://csd.acer .com.tw[...]

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    II R evision History Please refer to the t able below for the updates of Aspire 51 10/5100/ 3100 and T ravelMate 5510/ 5210 and Extensa 5410/5010 service guide. Date Chapter Up dates April 26, 2007 New model name ad ded justmanuals.com[...]

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    V Conv entions The following c onventions ar e used in th is manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual me ssages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives bit s and pieces of additional inform ation related to the current topic. W ARNING Alerts you to any damage that mi ght result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures [...]

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    VI Preface Before using this informa tion and the product it support s, please read the fo llowing general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all technica l information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURA TION decided for Acer's “global” product offering. T o better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiv[...]

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    VII Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specification 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    VIII Norton AntiVirus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 How do I check for viruses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hardware Specification and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Invoking BIOS Setup . . [...]

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    IX Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Location 86 Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Top Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]