Acer Travelmate 200 Service Manual

TravelMate 200

Service Guide

Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information,

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PART NO.: 49.50F02.001 DOC. NO.: SG351 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on T ravelMate 200 servic e guide.

Date Chapter Updates

10/25/2000 Appendix B Revise Test Compatible Components

Copyright

Copyright © 1999 by Acer Inc orporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publicat ion may be reproduced, transmitt ed, transcribed, stored i n a retrieval system, or translat ed into any language or c om puter language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

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III

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

Gives bits and pie ces 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 possibl e hardware or software problems.

Reminds you to do specif ic actions relevant to the accom plishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this i nformation and the product it supports, please read the fol lowing general information.

This Service Guide provides you with all technical in for mati on relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer 's "gl obal" product of fering. To better fi t local market requirements and enhance product competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extr a me mo ry capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such ca ses, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on you r reg ional web or channel. If, for whatev er re ason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Serv ice Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU par ts f or re pair and service of customer machines.

T a ble of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Chapter 2 System Utilities 31

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

System Utility Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 45

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Remo ving th e CD - R OM Driv e M odule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the Extended Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Removing the Modem Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Disassembling the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Disassembling the Upper Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disassembling the Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 71

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Index of Error Messa g e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Chapter 5 Jumper and Co nnector Locations 87

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 91 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 113 Appendix B Test Compatible Componen ts 115

Microsoft Windows 98/ JP SE Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Microsoft Windows 2000/ JP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Appendix C Online Support Information 119 Index 121

Table of Contents

VII

System Specifications

Features

This computer was desi gned with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:

Performance

Intel® Mobile® III Celeron CPU families 550/600+ MHz processor .

64-bit memory bus

Power saving features via SMI/ACPI control.

0 MB on board expandable to 512MB

Support 128KB pipeline burst L2 cache inside CPU.

12.1” SVGA TFT/STN, 14.1” TFT XGA LCD support

1.44 MB internal FDD

24X CD-ROM Drive

USB, ZV port and cardbus support

Onboard DC-DC CPU core and Battery Charger.

Embedded enhanced IDE inte rf ace to support HDD and CD-ROM, which can be enabled by

software. Built-in 16bi t 3D Audi o subsystem which is compatible with Sound Blast er and Sound Blaster Pro.

Two speakers, both internal/external microphone, line-in jack and line-out jack.

Adjustable con trast and backlight control using software hot key function.

NiMH main battery pack

Chapter 1

Multimedia

Connectivity

16-bit high-fidelity stereo audio with 3D sound and wavetable synthesizer Built-in dual speakers with microphone High- speed CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive(AcerM edia Bay) USB video capture kit option

PS/2 interface, whi ch also can be configured as keybo ard/keypad interface. 84/85/88 key keyboard, which is IBM PC/AT keyboard compati ble. Universal Serial Bus Port CD-ROM/DVD Swappable Module RJ-11 for Modem module. Upgradeable memory and hard disk Bi-directi onal ECP/EPP parallel port. 16550 UART compatible serial port

Chapter 1 1

Human-centric Design and Ergonomics

All-in-one desi gn (CD-ROM, floppy disk drive, hard di sk drive)

Sleek, smooth and st yli sh design

Full sized keyboard

Ergonomicall y centred touchpad point ing device

Expansion

CardBus type III slot or two Car dBus type II slots with ZV (zoomed video)port supported.

Upgrageable memory and hard disk

Display

LCD display with CCFT backlight, which c an be turned off by software. CCFT backlight has AUTO-

DIM function to extend battery life.

12.1” HPA or TF T color LCD with 32-bit true color at 800X600 SVGA resolution

12.1” or 14.1” TFT color LCD with 32-bit true color at 800x600 SVGA or 1024x768 XGA

resolution ATI Mobility-M VG A wi th 4MB VR A M

3D capabilities

Supports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience

presentations “Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best sett ings for your display and

conserves power. Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support

Video performa n ce

2X AGP video graphic accel erator with 4MB of video memory to boost video performance.

Simultaneous display

The computer’s large display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentations. If you prefer, you can also connect an external monitor when giving presentations. This computer has built-in AGP and VGA display syst em to support simult aneous LCD and CRT displ ay. Simultaneous display allows you to cont rol the presentati on from your computer and at the sam e ti m e face your audience. You can also connect other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience presentations.

Dual Display

The computer’s unique graphics chip takes advantage of Windows 98’s multi-display capability, allowing you to extend your deskt op to an external display device, such as an external mon it o r projector. With this feature enabled, you can move program windows to/from the computer LCD and the external monitor.

Power m anagement

The power management syste m inco rporates an "au tomati c LCD dim" feat ure that autom aticall y dims t he LCD when the computer is powered by a battery pack to conserve battery power. See “Power Management” on page 26 for more informati on on power management features.

Opening and closing the display

To open the displ ay, slide the display cover latch to the left and lift up the cover. Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing posi ti on. The computer empl oys a microswitch that turns off the display (and enters standby mode) to conserve power when you close the display cover, and tur ns it back on when you open the display co ver.

NOTE:

If an external monitor is connected, the comp uter turns off the display (but does not enter standby

mode) when you close the display cover.

To close the di splay cover, fold it down gently until the display cover l atch clicks into place.

WARNING: To avoid damaging the display, do not slam it when you close it. Also, do not place any

object on top of the computer when the display is closed.

System Block Diagram

CLK GEN.

CY2285-2

SDRAM CLK

BUFFER

ICS-9112-17

DIMM*2

Mobile PIII

Celeron

HOST BUS

N/B

AGP BUSMEM BUS

Geyserville

Reserve

LCD

VGA

ATI Mobility-M

CRT

PCI BUS

INT.

SPKR

INT.

SPKR

LAN

LINE

OP AMP

TPA0202

FIR Floppy Printer Serial

MIC

AC '97 Codec

CS4299

AC Link

Daughter Card

MODEM

S/B

DEBUG

Primary EIDE

HDD

USB*2

Secondary EIDE

CDROM

BIOS ROM

AT29C040A-

TOUCH PAD INT. KB PS/2 CONN

CARDBUS

OZ6933

KBC

M38867

POWER SW

MIC2563

ISA BUS

Finger Print

CARDBUS

OZ6933

RTC

BQ3285LF

CMOS

BAT

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Bottom View

1 North Bridge (ALi M1621) 6 Modem Connector 2 Power Push Switch 7 Battery Connector 3 Audio Connector 8 South Bridge (ALi M1535) 4 DIMM 1 Socket 9 Mo dem Card Cable Connector 5 DIMM 2 Socket

Panel

Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.

Front Panel

# Item Description

1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer

2 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a

3 Flo ppy activity indi cator LED(light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off when the

4 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive, accepts 3.5-inch flopp y diskettes 5 Floppy disk eject button Push this button to eject t he foppy disk 6 Click button (left, center and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right

7 Palmr es t Comfor tabl e su pp ort area fo r you r h and s whe n yo u use th e

8 Keyboard Inputs data int o your compu ter . 9 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show

output.

computer mouse.

floppy is active.

mouse buttons, the center button serves as a scroll up/ down button.

computer.

the status of the computer and its functions and components.

Left Panel

# Icon Item/ Port Connects to...

1 Security keylock Kensington-compatible key-based computer

2 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Two Type I/II or one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-

3 Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots. 4 Power swi tch Turns on the computer power. 5 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD

security lock.

bit CardBus PC Card.

player, stereo walkman).

6 Speaker/ headphone-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,

speakers, headphones)

7 Microphone-in jack Accepts a mono/stereo condenser microphone.

8 Volume control Controls the volume of the speakers. 9 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the left

side of the comput er.

Right Panel

# Icon Item/ Port Connects to...

1 Video capture kit slot Accepts the vide o captur e kit option on the

right side of the computer. 2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 AcerMedia drive Houses removable media drive modules. 4 LED indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is active. 5 Eject button Ejec ts the compact disc from the drive. 6 Emergency eject slot Ejects the compact discs when the computer

7 Powe r Jac k Connects to an AC ad ap t er

is turned off.

Rear Panel

# Icon Port Connects to...

1 PS/2 port Connects to any PS/2-compatible devices

(e.g., PS/2 keyboard/mouse/keypad)

2 Serial port Serial device (e.g., serial mouse)

# Icon Port Connects to...

3 Parallel port Parallel devices (e.g., parallel printer)

4 USB port (two) Connects to any Uni versal Serial Bus

devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

5 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external

6 Modem jack Connects to the phone line

Bottom Panel

monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 64K colors at 1280x1024

# Item Description

1 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main me mory. 2 Hard disk anti-shock protection Protects your hard disk against sho c ks. 3 Personal identificati on slot Insert a business ca rd or similar-sized

4 AcerMedia bay release latch Unlatches the AcerMedia drive for removal or

5 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia dri v e module. 6 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 7 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pa ck. 8 Hard disk bay Houses the c omputer’s hard disk (secured by a

identification card to personalize your computer.

swapping.

screw).

Indicators

The computer has six easy-to-read status icons on the right of the disp lay screen.

The Power and Standby stat us icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is closed.

# Icon Function Description

1 Power Lights when the computer i s on.

2 Sleep Lights when the computer en ters Sleep

mode.

3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or

4 Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.

5 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is acti vated.

6Num Lock

(Fn-F11)

CD-ROM drive is active.

Lights when Numer ic Lock is activated.

Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cur sor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.

Special keys

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key Description

Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are i n uppercase. Num Lock (Fn-F11) When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys

function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators ), -, *, and /). Use this mode whe n you nee d t o do a lo t of nu mer ic dat a entr y. A bett er solu tio n w ould be to connect an external ke ypad.

Scroll Lock (Fn-F12) When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the

up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.

Embedded numeric keypad

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor -control key symbols are not printed on the keys.

Desir ed access Num lock on Num lock off

Number keys on embedded keypad

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded

Ty pe number s in a normal manner.

Hold Shift while using cursor-control keys. Hold Fn while using cursor-control

keys. Type the letters in a normal manner.

keypad.

NOTE: If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer , the Num Lock feature automatically

shifts from the int ernal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad.

Windows keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functi ons.

Keys Description

Windows logo key

!!!!!"

Application key Opens a context menu (same as a right-click).

Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below are a few exampl es:

+ Tab (A ctivates next taskbar bu tton)

+ E (Explores My Computer)

+ F (Finds Document)

+ M (Minimizes All)

Shift + " + M (Undoes Min im iz e All)

+ R (Displays the Run... dialog box)

Hot Keys

The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like sc reen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.

To activat e hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressi ng the other key in the hot key combination.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-F1 Hotkey help Display s a lis t of the hotk eys and thei r func ti ons.

Fn-F2 Setup Accesses the notebook configuration utility.

Fn-F3 Power Scheme Toggle Switches between the power management scheme

used by the computer (function availabl e if supported by operating system).

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the co mputer in Sleep mode.

Fn-F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen,

externa l mo nitor (if conn ected) and bo t h th e dis pl ay screen and external monitor.

Fn-F6 Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.

Press any key to return.

Fn-F7 Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Fn-F8 Speaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.

Fn-

↑

↓

→

Contrast up Increases th e screen contrast (available only for

models with HPA displays).

Contrast down Decreases the screen contrast (available only for

models with HPA displays).

Brigh tness up Increases the screen brightness.

Fn-

←

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Alt Gr-Euro Euro Types the Euro Symbol

The Euro Symbol

If your keyboar d layout is set to United States-I nternational United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on you keyboard.

NOTE: For US keyboard users

symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States International.

To verify the keyboard type:

Click on

Double-cl ick on

Click on the

Ver ify that t he keyboard l ayout used f or “En English (Unites St ates)” is set to

If not, select and click on

Click on

To type the Euro symbol

Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

Open a text editor or word processor.

Hold

NOTE:

Start, Settings, Control Panel

Keyboard

Language

ALT Gr

Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to http://www.microsoft.com/

and press the Euro symbol

: The keyboard layout is set when you first set-up windows. For the Euro

tab

United States International

Properties

; then sele ct

United States Internat ional

and click on OK.

typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.

Launch Keys

Located at the top of the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as key 1, key 2, key 3 and key 4. By def ault, key 1 is used to launc h the inter net brows er and key 2 is used to launch the e-mai l appli cati on. Keys 3 and 4 sta rts the Launch Manag er appli cati on. All four keys can be set by the user. To set the launch keys, run the Acer Launch Manager.

Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a PS/2-compatible pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means that the cursor responds as you move your finger on t he surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and support.

NOTE:

When using an external USB or serial mouse, you c an press

using an external PS/2 mouse, t he touchpad is automatically disabled.

Touchpad basics

The following items teach you how to use the touchpad:

Fn-F7

to disable the touchpad. If you are

Move your finger acr oss the touchpad to move the cursor.

Press the left (1) and rig ht (3) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selecti on and execution functions. These two but tons are si milar to the left and right button s on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces simil a r results.

Use the center (2) buttons (top and bottom) to scrol l up or down a page. This button mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows appl ications.

Function Left Button Right Button Center Button Tap

Execute Click twice quickly Tap twice (at the same

Select Cl ic k on ce Tap once Drag Click and hold, then

use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

Access context menu

Scroll Click and hold the up/

Click once

down buttons

speed as dou bl eclicking a mouse button)

Tap twice (at the same speed as dou bl eclicking a mouse button) t he n ho ld fing er to the touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor

NOTE: Keep your fingers dr y and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean.

The touchpad is sensitive to finger movements . Hence, the lighter the touc h, t he better the response. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

System Board Major Chip s

Item Controller

System core logic ALI M1621 with DR AM/Cache controller Super I/O controller ALI M1535 Audio controller Cirr us Logic C S4299 Audio Codec 97 Video controller ATI Rage Mobility-M with 4MB SDRAM Hard dis k driv e co nt r oller Embedded in M1535 Keyboard controller M38867 RTC BQ3285LF

Processor

Item Specification

CPU type Intel Celeron-5 50/600+ MHz processor with 256K/128K cache CPU package MBGA2 CPU core voltage 1.6V CPU I/O voltage 1.5V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor MXIC BIOS Version V3.3 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/IEEE

1284 1.7 & 1.9, IrDA, PCI 2.1, PnP 1.0a, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB, VESA VGA BIOS, DDC-2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard Microsoft Simple Boot Flag

BIOS password cont rol Set by sw itch, see SW1 settings

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache control le r Bui lt-in ALI M16 2 1 Cache size 12 8KB 1st level cache co ntrol Always En a bl ed 2nd leve l cache control Always Enabled Cache sc heme cont r ol Fixed-in wr ite bac k

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller ALI M1621 Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socke t number 2 Sockets Supports memory size per socket 32/64/128/256 MB Supports maximum memory size 512 MB ( 256MB x 2 ) Supports DIMM type SD R AM

System Memory

Item Specification

Supports DIMM Speed 100 MHz Supports DIMM voltage 3.3 V Supports DIMM package 144-pin so-DIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modu les in any combinations as long as they mat ch

the above specifications .

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 Tot al Me mo ry

32MB 32MB 64 MB 64MB 0MB 64 MB 0MB 64MB 64 MB 64MB 32MB 96 MB 32MB 64MB 96 MB 64MB 64MB 128 MB 0MB 128MB 128 MB 128MB 0MB 128 MB 32MB 128MB 160 MB 128MB 32MB 160 MB 64MB 128MB 192 MB 128MB 64MB 192 MB 128MB 128MB 256 MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 32MB 288MB 32MB 256MB 288MB 256MB 64MB 320MB 64MB 256MB 320MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 256MB 256MB 512MB

Above table lists some system memory config urations. You may combine DIMMs with various capaciti es to form other combinations.

NOTE: The shipping specification for DIMM combi nation is 64MB in slot 1.

Modem Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Embedded in ALI M1535 Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data ba ud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem prot o c ol ITU V9.0 Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side

Floppy Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name MCI JU-226A252FC(H ) Floppy Disk Specifications Media recogniti on 2DD ( 720KB ) 2HD (1.2 MB, 3 mode ) 2HD (1.44MB ) Sectors/track 9 15 18 Tracks 80 80 80 Data transfe r rate

(Kbit/s) Rotational spe ed (RPM) 300 360 300 Read/w rite heads 2 Encoding method MFM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V

1 MB 1.6 MB 2 MB

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name Toshiba(MK1016GAP) IBM(DJSA-210) IBM(DJSA-205) Capacity (MB) 20000 10000 5000 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 Logica l heads 16 16 15 Logical sectors 63 63 63 Drive Format Logical cylinders 21080 19485 10336 Physical read/write heads 2 2 1 Disks 2 1 1 Spindle speed (RPM) 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 1024KB 512KB 512KB Interface ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 Data transfer rate (disk-buffer,

Mbytes/s) Data transfe r, rate

(host~buffer, Mbytes/s) DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5%

121-234 109-203 109-203

66.6 MB/Sec

CD-ROM Interface

Items Specification

Vendor & Model Name MKE CR-176-B AA 24X Performance Specifica tion Transfer rate CAV Mode:

775~1800 blocks/sec Mode 1: 1550~3600 kBytes/sec Mode 2: 1768~4106kBytes/sec

CD-ROM Interface

Items Specification

Acces s tim e (typ.) Ra nd om : 10 0 ms

Full Stroke: 200 ms Rotation speed 5000 rpm Data Buffer Capacity 128 KB Interface IDE Applicable disc format CD-Audio, CD-ROM (mode 1 and Mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and

form 2), CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), CD-I Ready, CD-I Bridge, Photo CD,

CD-WO, Video CD, Enhanced Music CD (CD Plus), CD-RW Loading mechanism Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V+/-5%

DVD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name MKE SR-8 174-BXX Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rat e (KB/sec) Avera ge Sustai ned:

CAV mode 775~1800 blocks/sec (10.3X to 24X) 1550~360kBytes/

sec (Mode 1) 1768~4106 kBytes/ sec (Mode 2)

Average Full Access time (typ.) Random (*1)

CAV mode 120 msec typical 180 msec average max

Full Stroke (*2) CAV mode 210 msec typical

270 msec average

max Data Buff e r Ca pa c it y 51 2 kB ytes Interface IDE Applicable disc format DVD: DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-R (3.95G)

CD: CD-Audio, CD- ROM (mode 1 an d mode 2), CD-ROM XA ( m ode 2, form

1 and form 2), CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), CD-I Ready, CD-I Bridge,

CD-WO, CD-RW, Photo CD, Video CD, Enhanced Music CD, CD-TEXT Loadin g mechanism Soft eject (with eme rgency eject hole) Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V

DVD-5: Normal S peed (1X)

11.08 Mbits/sec CAV mode

27.51~66.48 Mbits/sec DVD-9: Normal S peed (1X)

11.08 Mbits/sec CAV mode

TBD~TBD Mbits/sec Random (*3)

170 msec typical 270 msec average max

Full Stroke (*4) 320 msec typical 480 msec average max

Note: (*1) Average of Data read over the whole area from 00 min. 02 sec. 00 bloc k to 59 min. 58 sec. 74 block more than

2000 times including latency and layered error correction time. (*2) Fro m 00 min. 02 sec. 00 block to 59 min. 58 sec. 74 block including l atency and layered er ror corr ection time. (*3) Disc: MNSU-005 (*4) Average of D ata read over the whole area fr om starting data recorded area (LBA:0) to maximum data recorded area (LBA:23197F), more than 2000 times incl uding latency and layered error corr ection ti me. (*5) from starting data recorded area (LBA:0) to maximum data recorded area (LBA:23197F) including latenc y and layered error correction time.

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio C on tr o lle r Cir ru s Logic CS42 99 Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to Analog converter

18 bit stereo Analog to Digital converter Compatibility Microsoft PC98/PC99, AC97 2.1 Mixed sound source Line-in, CD , Video, A UX Voice channel 8/16 bit, mono/stereo Sampling rate 44.1 KHz Internal micr ophone Yes Internal speaker / Quantity Yes Support s PnP DMA ch annel DMA channel 0

DMA channel 1 Supports PnP IRQ IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11

Video Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name ATI Rage Mobility-M Chip voltage Core / 2.5V

Memory / 3.3V Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port YES Graph i nterface 2X AGP (Accelera ted Graphic Port) Bus Maximum resolution (LCD) 1024 x768 (24bit colors) Maximum resolution (CRT) 1024x 76 8 (32 bit color s)

1280x1 024 (24 bit colors)

1600x1 200 (16 bit colors)

Video Memory

Item Specification

Fixed or upgradeable Fixed, built-in ATI Rage Mobility- M Video memory size 4MB

Video Resoluti ons M ode

Resolution Refresh Rate

CRT Only LCD/CRT Simultaneous 640x480x256 90 60 640x480x64K 90 60 640x480x16M 90 60 800x600x256 75 60 800x600x64K 75 60 1024x768x256 60 60

Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel port controller ALI M1535 Number of parallel port 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25-pin D-type Parallel port function control Enbale/Disable by BIO S S etup Supports ECP/E PP Yes (set by BIOS setup ) Optional ECP DMA channel

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O addr ess

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ

(in BIOS Setup)

DMA channel 1 and 3

378h, 278h, 3BCh

IRQ7, IRQ5

Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller ALI M1535 Number of serial port 1 Supports 16550 UA RT Yes Connector type 9--pin D-type Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Optional serial port (in BIOS Setup) 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h Optional serial port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ4, IRQ3

USB Port

Item Specification

USB Compliancy Level 1.0 OHCI USB 1.0 Number of USB port 2 Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

PCMCIA Port

Item Specification

PCMCIA controller O2-Mi cro Cardbus Controller OZ6933 Supports card ty pe Type III/II/I Number of slots One type III or two type II Access location Left side Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes (IRQ9)

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Acer Travelmate 200 Service Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TravelMate 200

Revision History

Copyright

Disclaimer

Conventions

Preface

T a ble of Contents

Features

System Block Diagram

Panel

Indicators

Keyboard

Hot Keys

Touchpad

Hardware Specifications and Configurations