System Specifications
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
T Intel
T ATI RC410MB/D/E+ATI SB460M
T Integrated Intel
T 256/512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two so DIMM modules (dual-
Display and graphics
T 15.4” WXGA high-brightness Acer CrystalBrite
T 15” XGA color TFT LCD, 1024x 768 pixel resolution
T ATI Radeon
T Dual independent display
T 16.7 million colors
T MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
T Acer CinemaVision
T Acer ClearVision
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Celeron® M processor 410/420/430 (1MB L2 cache, 1.46/1.6/1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
®
PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g)
TM
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
solution, supporting Acer SignalUp
channel support )
supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista
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Xpress 200M integrated 3D graphics with up to 256 MB of shared system memory,
®
supporting Microsoft
and PCI Express
TM
video technology (Acer Arcade) (for Aspire 3650 )
TM
video optimization (Acer Arcade) (for Aspire 3650 )
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wireless technology
TM
TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution,
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TM
Storage subsystem
For Aspire 3650:
T 40/60/80/100/120 GB hard disk drive
T Optical drive options:
t DVD-Super Multi double-layer
t DVD/CD-RW combo
For TravelMate 2450:
T 60/80/100/120 GB hard disk drive with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP)
T Optical drive options:
t DVD-Super Multi double-layer
t DVD/CD-RW combo
Input devices
T 88/89-key keyboard
T Touchpad with 4-way scroll button
T 12 function keys
T Four easy-launch buttons
T Two front-access buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth
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LED-button
Audio
T Audio system with two built-in speakers (1.5W)
T Intel
T Sound Blaster Pro
T Built-in microphone
Communication
T Modem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
T LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready
T WLAN: Acer InviLink
technology
T WPAN: integrated Bluetooth
Power subsystem
T ACPI 2.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving
modes
T 29 W 2000 mAh Li-ion battery pack (4-cell)
T 2-hour rapid charge; 2.5-hour charge-in-use
T 3-pin 65W AC adapter
I/O Ports
T PC Card slot (one Type II)
T Three USB 2.0 ports
T External display (VGA) port
T Headphones/speaker/line-out port
T Microphone in jack
T Line-in jack
T Ethernet (RJ-45) port
T Modem (RJ-11) port
T DC-in jack for AC adaptor
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High-Definition audio support
TM
and MS Sound compatible
TM
802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless
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2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Environment
T Temperature:
toperating: 5 C to 35 C
tNon-operating: -20 C to 65 C
T Humidity (non-condensing):
toperating: 20%~80%
tNon-operating: 20%~80%
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System Block Diagram
Power Circuit DC/DC
DC/DC Interface CKT.
page 37~~43
page 36
CD-PLAY/B Conn.
MEDIA/B Conn.
page 31
page 31
EC I/O Buffer
page 30
BIOS
page 30
page 30
TFDU6102-TR3
FIR
page 28
Power On/Off CKT.
page 13
page 32
Switch/B Conn.
USB port4, 6
page 31
Touch Pad
page 32
ENE KB910Q
page 29
Int.KBD
SMsC LPC47N207
page 28
RTC CKT.
LPC BUS
Super I/O
page 22
page 22
page 24
Slot 0
socket
page 15
page 25
RJ45
6 in 1
S-ATA HDD
Conn.
socket
(WLAN)
(TV-Tuner)
RTL8100/8110
page 23
ENE CB714
page 21
PIDE-HDD
Conn.
page 20
IDSEL:AD18
(PIRQF/H#,
GNT#3,
REQ#3)
Mini PCI
IDSEL:AD22
(PIRQG#,
GNT#1,
REQ#1)
LAN (100/1000)
IDSEL:AD20
(PIRQE#/B#,
GNT#2,
REQ#2)
CardBus
ATI SB460M
page 13~~17
3.3V ATA-100
3.3V 24.576MHz/48Mhz
S-ATA
IDE
3.3V 33 MHz
PCI BUS
3.3V 48MHz
page 25
Alink
Mini card
PCI-Express
LVDS
ATI RC410MB/D/E
uFCBGA-1466
page 7,8,9
1.8V DDRII 400/533/667
Single Channel
page 18
page 19
Memory BUS(DDRII)
LCD Conn.
CRT & TV-out
H_A#(3..31)
uPGA-478 Package
533/667MHz
PSB
page 4,5
H_D#(0..63)
page 4
Fan Control
page 35
Yonah
Thermal Sensor
F75383M
200pin DDRII-SO-DIMM X2
BANK 0, 1, 2, 3
page 10,11
Clock Generator
ICS951413
page 12
Phone Jack x3
page 34
Audio AMP
page 34
SIDE-ODD
page 20
MDC 1.5
Conn
page 31
HDA Codec
ALC883
page 33
HD Audio
USB port 0, 2 on M/B
USB port 4, 6 on PWRBTN/B
USB port1
USB conn x4
page 26
Bluetooth
Conn
page 31
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Board Layout
Top View
1 JP1 LCD Connector 10 SW7 Touchpad Down Button
2 SW1 Lid Switch 11 SW2 Touchpad Up Button
3 JP3 MDC Connector 12 SW5 Touchpad Left Button
4 JP2 Power Button Connector 13 SW3 Touchpad Left Button
5 JP6 Media Board Connector 14 JP13 Internal Microphone Connector
6 JP7 Touchpad Board Connector 15 JP12 Internal Speaker Connector
7 JP43 SIM Card Connector 16 JP9 PCMCIA Socket
8 SW4 Touchpad Right Button 17 IR1 FIR Module
9 SW6 Touchpad Left Button 18 JP8 Internal Keyboard Connector
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Bottom View
NOTE: This is engineering sample. The image above may not be exactly the same as the real main board you
get.
1 JP19 FAN Connector 17 JP40 Headphone/SPDIF Jack
2 U42 VGA Chipset 18 JP41 Line-In Jack
3 JP18 CPU Socket 19 JP42 Microphone-in Jack
4 JP16 DVI Connector 20 IR2 CIR Module
5 JP15 CRT Connector 21 SW8 Wireless LAN Switch
6 JP14 TV-Out Connector 22 SW9 Bluetooth and 3G Switch
7 PCN1 DC-IN Jack 23 U48 South Bridge Chipset
8 JP17 Mini Card Connector 24 JP30 Mini Card Connector
9 JP22 DDRII so-DIMM Socket 25 JP29 IEEE 1394 Connector
10 JP21 DDRII so-DIMM Socket 26 JP27 5 IN1 Socket
11 J3 Clear CMOS Jumper 27 JP23 RJ45 Connector
12 JP24 ODD Connector 28 JP5 USB Connector
13 PJP1 Battery Connector 29 JP4 USB Connector
14 JP32 HDD Connector (SATA) 30 JP28 MINIPCI Connector (TV-Tuner)
15 JP33 HDD Connector (PATA) 31 JP25 FAN Connector
16 JP36 Bluetooth Connector 32 U40 North Bridge Chipset
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Jumper Board Layout
Switch Board Top View
Label Description
SW1 Arcade/TV tuner switch
SW2 Volume Up switch
SW3 Volume Down switch
SW4 Play/Pause switch
SW5 Stop switch
SW6 Forward/Next switch
SW7 Backward/Previous switch
Media Board Top View
Label Description
SW1 Power Button
SW2 E-mail Button
SW3 Internet Button
SW4 User Button
SW5 E-Power Button
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Media Board Bottom View
Label Description
JP3 USB Connector
JP2 USB Connector
JP6 RF INe Connector
JP5 RF Cable Connector
JP4 AV IN Connector
JP7 Board to Main Board
Connector
LS-2923P Power Board Top View
Label Description
JP1 SIM Card Connector
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Jumper Setting
Label Description
JOPEN1 Clear CMOS Jumper
Note: JOPEN1 locates at
the bottom side of the main
board as the red circle
highlighted.
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Your Acer Notebook tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer.
Front view
Aspire 5610:
# Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer
2 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a
4 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands when you use the
6 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
7 TV/media/volume
buttons
8 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
9 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status
10 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
output.
computer mouse.
The left and right buttons function like the left and right
mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll
button.
computer.
For use with Acer Arcade and other media playing
programs.
of the computer’s functions and components.
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TravelMate 4260:
# Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer
output.
2 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a
computer mouse.
4 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands when you use the
6 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
7 Easy-launch Buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
8 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status
9 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
The left and right buttons function like the left and right
mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll
button.
computer.
of the computer’s functions and components.
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Closed Front View
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Aspire 5650:
# Icon Item Description
1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
2
Bluetooth
communication button/
indicator
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Enable/disable Bluetooth function.
Indicates the status of Bluetoothcommunications.
3 3G switch/indicator Enables/disables the 3G function. Indicates
4 Wireless
communication button/
indicator
5 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
6 Battery indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.
7 CIR receiver Receives signals from a remote control.
8 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones.
9 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
the status of 3G communication (for
selected models).
Enable/disable Wireless function. Indicates
the status of wireless LAN
communications.
CD player, stereo walkman).
10 Headphones/
speakers/line-out jack
with S/PDIF support
11 Latch Locks and release the lid.
Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,
speakers, headphones).
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TravelMate 4260:
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# Icon Item Description
1 Speaker Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
2
3 3G switch/indicator Enables/disables the 3G function. Indicates
4 Wireless
Bluetooth
communication button/
indicator
communication button/
indicator
®
output.
Enable/disable Bluetooth function.
Indicates the status of Bluetoothcommunications.
the status of 3G communication (for
selected models).
Enable/disable Wireless function. Indicates
the status of wireless LAN
communications.
5 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
6 Battery indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.
7 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones.
8 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
CD player, stereo walkman).
9 Headphones/
speakers/line-out jack
with S/PDIF support
10 Latch Locks and release the lid.
Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,
speakers, headphones).
Left View
Aspire 5650/TravelMate 4260:
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# Icon Item Description
1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible
computer security lock.
2 Ventilation slots Enables the computer to stay cool, even
after prolonged use.
3 Two USB 2.0 ports Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB
mouse, USB camera).
4 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line.
5 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g.,
infrared printer and IR-aware computer).
6 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick
7 4-pin IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.
8 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.
9 ExpressCard/34 slot Accepts one ExpressCard/34 module.
PRO (MS PRO), MultiMediaCard (MMC),
Secure Digital (SD), xD-Picture Card (xD).
Note: A 4-pin socket is used for laptop. The
6-pin socket is commonly found on
desktop. As to 9-pin connector, it is for the
faster FireWire 800.
Note: ExpressCards are third generation of
PC cards, hot-swapable and smaller than
previous PC Cards. Designed for both
desktop and mobile use, ExpressCards
use either USB 2.0 or a single lane PCI
Express technology that provides 500
Mbytes/sec total throughput. Formerly
code named "NEWCARD," ExpressCards
are 5 mm thick like Type II PC Cards, but
do not use the same 86x54 mm footprint.
ExpressCards come in 75x54 mm and
75x34 mm sizes. Express Card/34 slot
means this notebook accepts 75x34mm
ExpressCards.
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