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Acer 3600/5500 User Manual

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Chapter 4

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Battery can’t be charged

See “Check the Battery Pack” on page 59.
Battery pack
System board

PCMCIA-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Action in Sequence

System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA)

PCMCIA slot assembly
System board

PCMCIA slot pin is damaged.

PCMCIA slot assembly

Memory-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Action in Sequence

Memory count (size) appears different from
actual size.

Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute “Load Default Settings, then
reboot system.
DIMM
System board

Speaker-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Action in Sequence

In Windows, multimedia programs, no sound
comes from the computer.

Audio driver
Speaker
System board

Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound.

Speaker
System board

Power Management-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Action in Sequence

The system will not enter hibernation

Keyboard (if control is from the keyboard)
Hard disk drive
System board

The system doesn't enter hibernation mode and
four short beeps every minute.

See “Save to Disk (S4)” on page 27.

Press Fn+

o

and see if the computer enters hibernation mode.

Touchpad
Keyboard
Hard disk connection board
Hard disk drive
System board

The system doesn’t enter standby mode after
closing the LCD

See “Save to Disk (S4)” on page 27.
LCD cover switch
System board

The system doesn't resume from hibernation
mode.

See “Save to Disk (S4)” on page 27.
Hard disk connection board
Hard disk drive
System board

The system doesn't resume from standby mode
after opening the LCD.

See “Save to Disk (S4)” on page 27.
LCD cover switch
System board

Power-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Action in Sequence