Acer ASPIRE Aspire 3690 - Revision History

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5680/5630/3690 and TravelMate 4280/4230/

2490 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

Main Page

Revision History2
Display and Graphics7
System Specifications7
Storage Subsystem8
Input Devices8
Power Subsystem9
System Block Diagram10
Board Layout11
Top View11
Bottom View12
Jumper Setting15
Your Acer Notebook Tour16
Front View16
Closed Front View18
Left View20
Right View21
Rear Panel22
Base View23
Easy-Launch Buttons26
Using the Keyboard27
Lock Keys and Embedded Numeric Keypad27
Windows Keys28
Hot Keys28
Special Key30
The Euro Symbol30
The US Dollar Sign30
Acer Empowering Technology31
Acer Edatasecurity Management32
Acer Elock Management33
Acer Eperformance Management34
Acer Erecovery Management35
Acer Esettings Management36
Acer Enet Management37
Acer Epower Management38
Battery Status39
Acer Epresentation Management40
Hardware Specifications and Configurations41
Second Level Cache41
System Memory42
Memory Combinations42
LAN Interface42
Modem Interface43
Bluetooth Interface43
HD Audio Interface45
LCD Inverter49
System Power Management49
System Utilities51
Bios Setup Utility51
Navigating the BIOS Utility52
Setting a Password59
Removing a Password59
Changing a Password60
BIOS Flash Utility64
Machine Disassembly and Replacement65
General Information66
Before You Begin66
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart67
Screw List68
Removing the Battery Pack69
Removing the HDD Module70
Removing the ODD Module72
Removing the LCD Module72
Disassembling the Main Unit74
Separate the Main Unit into the Upper and the Lower Case Assembly74
Disassembling the Upper Case Assembly74
Disassembling the Lower Case Assembly75
Disassembling the LCD Module77
Disassembling the External Modules79
Disassembling the HDD Module79
Disassembling the ODD Module79
Troubleshooting81
System Check Procedures82
External Diskette Drive Check82
External CD-ROM Drive Check82
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check82
Memory Check83
Power System Check83
Check the Power Adapter84
Check the Battery Pack85
Touchpad Check85
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message86
Index of Error Messages87
Error Code List87
Error Message List87
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes90
Index of Symptom-To-FRU Error Message94
PCMCIA-Related Symptoms95
Memory-Related Symptoms95
Speaker-Related Symptoms95
Peripheral-Related Symptoms96
Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms96
Modem-Related Symptoms96
Intermittent Problems97
Undetermined Problems98
Jumper and Connector Locations99
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List105
Exploded Diagram106
Model Definition and Configuration115
Test Compatible Components160
Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test161
Online Support Information166

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