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Acer Aspire 4336 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire 4736G/4736Z Series Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Revision History
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... 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...
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... this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems...
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... of BIOS Settings 142 LCD Failure 143 Built-In Keyboard Failure 143 Touchpad Failure 144 Internal Speaker Failure 144 Internal Microphone Failure 146 HDD Not Operating Correctly 147 ODD Failure 148 USB Failure (Rightside 151 Modem Function Failure 151 Wireless Function Failure 152 Bluetooth Function Failure 152 EasyTouch Button Failure 153 Media Board Failure 153 Fingerprint Reader...
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...; Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350*
System Memory
• Dual-Channel SDRAM support • Up to 2 GB of DDRIII 800/1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two SO-DIMM modules
Display and graphics
• 16:9 aspect ratio • 14" HD 1366 x 768 • Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset • NVIDIA® GeForce® 10MGE1
Storage subsystem
• 2.5" hard disk drive •...
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... second monitor is connected, then select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on Settings. Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the display box and then click the check box Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to complete the process.
Acer GridVista is a handy utility that offers...
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... shows the speed of the CPU. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field displays the model name of the installed ODD drive. Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the VGA firmware version of the system. This field displays the serial number of this unit. This...
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...; New versions of system programs • New features or options • Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.
Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette
before you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS...
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... to HDD|CD ROM|LAN|Floppy.
Using DMITools
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to eeprom to be used in the DMI pool for hardware management.
When the BIOS displays Verifying DMI pool data it is checking the table correlates with the hardware before sending to the operating system (Windows, etc.).
To update the DMI Pool...
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... the power and open the casing to check the Thermal Unit and fan airways are free of
obstructions. 5. Remove all external and non-essential hardware connected to the computer that are not necessary to
boot the computer to the failure point. 6. Remove any recently installed software. 7. If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support...
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... battery. 2. Run a complete virus scan using up-to-date software to ensure the computer is virus free. 3. If the computer is experiencing HDD or ODD BIOS information loss, disconnect and reconnect the power
and data cables between devices. If the BIOS settings are still lost, replace the cables. 4. If HDD information is missing from the BIOS, the drive may be defective and should...
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... to determine that: • The device is properly installed. • There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation marks. • There are no device conflicts. • No hardware is listed under Other Devices.
3. Roll back the audio driver to the previous version, if updated recently. 4. Remove and reinstall the audio driver. 5. Ensure that all volume controls are set mid range:
a. Click the...
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...prompted, press any key to start to the operating system DVD. c. The Install Windows screen displays. Click Next. d. Select Repair your computer. e. The System Recovery Options screen displays. Click Next. f. Select the appropriate operating system, and click Next. NOTE: Click Load Drivers if controller drives are required. g. Select Startup Repair. h. Startup Repair attempts to locate and resolve...
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... click Enable.
b. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives. If the device displays a down arrow, right-click on the device and click Enable.
c. Check that there are no yellow exclamation marks against the items in lDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. If a device has an exclamation mark, right-click on the device and uninstall and reinstall the driver.
d. Check that there are no...
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... the Event Viewer to check the events log for errors. For more information see Windows Help and
Support. 10. Roll back the mouse driver to the previous version if updated recently. 11. Remove and reinstall the mouse driver. 12. Check the Device Manager to determine that:
• The device is properly installed. There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation...
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... any problems are found, replace the FRU. 3. Remove or disconnect all of the following devices:
• Non-Acer devices • Printer, mouse, and other external devices • Battery pack • Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module • PC Cards 4. Power-on the computer. 5. Determine if the problem has changed. 6. If the problem does not recur, reconnect the...
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... then press the Power button. The system powers on and the Crisis BIOS Recovery process begins. BIOS Boot Block begins restoring the BIOS code from the Crisis floppy disk to BIOS ROM on the failed systems. When the Crisis flash process is finished, the system restarts with a workable BIOS. 5. Update to the latest version BIOS for the system using the regular BIOS flashing process.
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... directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including:
• Service guides for all models • User's manuals • Training materials • Bios updates • Software utilities •...
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...; Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350* Intel® Pentium® mobile processor* Intel® Celeron® mobile processor* Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45/GL40 Express Chipset* Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g*
Dual-Channel SDRAM support Up to 2 GB of DDR3 800 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB...